CVE-2021-22876

Public Exploit

Description

curl 7.1.1 to and including 7.75.0 is vulnerable to an "Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor" by leaking credentials in the HTTP Referer: header. libcurl does not strip off user credentials from the URL when automatically populating the Referer: HTTP request header field in outgoing HTTP requests, and therefore risks leaking sensitive data to the server that is the target of the second HTTP request.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory curl.se
Affected: n/a https://github.com/curl/curl
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22876?
CVE-2021-22876 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22876?
To fix CVE-2021-22876, 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-2021-22876 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-22876 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-22876?
CVE-2021-22876 affects n/a https://github.com/curl/curl.
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