CVE-2011-1498: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient

CVE-2011-1498 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient

Technologies: org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2011-1498 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2011-1498 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2011-1498?
Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.1.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2011-1498?
Yes. org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2011-1498?
Check whether you run org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later
    # set org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to 4.1.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.1.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2011-1498
  • GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rh

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