CVE-2018-18074 Information

Description

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/release-and-version-history http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 https://bugs.debian.org/910766 https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 https://github.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8