CVE-2018-25091

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 15, 2023
Updated: Oct 19, 2023
CWE ID 601

Summary

CVE-2018-25091 is a vulnerability in urllib3 before version 1.24.2. This issue arises when the library fails to remove the authorization HTTP header during cross-origin redirects. As a result, sensitive credentials can be exposed to unintended parties or transmitted in plaintext. It is important to note that this flaw is a consequence of an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability, CVE-2018-20060.

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Affected Products

  • python-urllib3

Affected Vendors

  • Python Software Foundation

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