CVE-2018-18074

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history third party advisory release notes
https://bugs.debian.org/910766 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff third party advisory patch
https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18074?
CVE-2018-18074 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18074?
To fix CVE-2018-18074, 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-2018-18074 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18074 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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