CVE-2018-18074

Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Requests

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.

Patch Available

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Score

Severity

Ecosystem

Python

Publish Date

October 9, 2018

Modified Date

November 7, 2023

Score Vector

Affected Versions