Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting curl package, versions <7.79.1-r1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.2% (58th percentile)
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NVD
5.7 medium
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Red Hat
5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE314-CURL-2804931
  • published 28 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 2 Jun 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 curl to version 7.79.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream curl package and not the curl package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.14 relevant fixed versions and status.

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in curl 4.9 to and include curl 7.82.0 are affected that could allow an attacker to extract credentials when follows HTTP(S) redirects is used with authentication could leak credentials to other services that exist on different protocols or port numbers.