Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting mechanize package, versions <2.8.5


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-MECHANIZE-2866291
  • published 10 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 9 Jun 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade mechanize to version 2.8.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficiently Protected Credentials which leaks the Authorization header after a redirect to a different port on the same site.