🛡️ CVE-2014-1829 — requests
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Requests
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain a netrc password by reading the Authorization header in a redirected request.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2014-1829 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.
Affected software
CVE-2014-1829 is recorded against 1 package.
- requests (fixed in 2.3.0)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 26 October 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
bugs.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
advisories.mageia.org (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
www.mandriva.com (Web)
www.ubuntu.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| requests | — | 2.3.0 |
References
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