Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting requests package, versions <2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-REQUESTS-336487
  • published9 Oct 2018
  • disclosed9 Oct 2018

Introduced: 9 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18074  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 requests to version 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream requests package and not the requests package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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