Severity
Severity not reported.
Affected versions
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.
References
- Webgithub.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 ↗
- Reportgithub.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 ↗
- Fixgithub.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff ↗
- Webbugs.debian.org/910766 ↗
- Webusn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ ↗
- Webdocs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history ↗
- Webusn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ ↗
- Weblists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html ↗
- Advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 ↗
- Advisorygithub.com/advisories/GHSA-x84v-xcm2-53pg ↗