CVE-2021-22923 Information

Description

When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user’s expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://hackerone.com/reports/1213181 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/ https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user’s expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened. cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl::::::::

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3