CVE-2014-1829

Description

Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain a netrc password by reading the Authorization header in a redirected request.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733108 issue tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2382-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/1885 issue tracking patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3146 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0409.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1829?
CVE-2014-1829 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1829?
To fix CVE-2014-1829, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1829 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1829 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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