Seal Security

CVE-2018-18074

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Requests

The Requests package through 2.19.1 before 2018-09-14 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.

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Vulnerability Details

Score

7.5

Score Vector

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

Affected Versions

requests < 2.20.0

Severity

High

Ecosystem

Python

Publish Date

October 29, 2018

Modified Date

October 21, 2024