Vulnerability advisory
CVE-2023-32681
Unintended leak of Proxy-Authorization header in requests
Also known as GHSA-j8r2-6x86-q33qPYSEC-2023-74
- CVSS 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected versions
Repository
| Affected commits | Fixed by commit |
|---|---|
| GIT github.com/psf/requests ↗ | |
| 6366d3dd190a9e58ca582955cddf7e2ac5f32dcc to before 147c8511ddbfa5e8f71bbf5c18ede0c4ceb3bba4 | 147c8511ddbfa5e8f71bbf5c18ede0c4ceb3bba4 |
| Not specified | 74ea7cf7a6a27a4eeb2ae24e162bcc942a6706d5 |
Also listed as affected (53)
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Description
Requests is a HTTP library. Since Requests 2.3.0, Requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. This is a product of how we use rebuild_proxies to reattach the Proxy-Authorization header to requests. For HTTP connections sent through the tunnel, the proxy will identify the header in the request itself and remove it prior to forwarding to the destination server. However when sent over HTTPS, the Proxy-Authorization header must be sent in the CONNECT request as the proxy has no visibility into the tunneled request. This results in Requests forwarding proxy credentials to the destination server unintentionally, allowing a malicious actor to potentially exfiltrate sensitive information. This issue has been patched in version 2.31.0.
References
- Webgithub.com/psf/requests/releases/tag/v2.31.0 ↗
- Weblists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00018.html ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AW7HNFGYP44RT3DUDQXG2QT3OEV2PJ7Y/ ↗
- Weblists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOYASTZDGQG2BWLSNBPL3TQRL2G7QYNZ/ ↗
- Advisorygithub.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32681.json ↗
- Advisorygithub.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-j8r2-6x86-q33q ↗
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32681 ↗
- Advisorysecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-08 ↗
- Fixgithub.com/psf/requests/commit/74ea7cf7a6a27a4eeb2ae24e162bcc942a6706d5 ↗