CVE-2014-1829: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Requests

CVE-2014-1829 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-10-15

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.

Technologies: requests (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-1829 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-1829 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-1829?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 October 2014.
Which products and versions are affected?
requests (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-1829?
Yes. requests (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-1829?
Check whether you run requests (PyPI) 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

  • requests (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.0 or later
    pip install "requests>=2.3.0"

Affected products

  • requests (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-1829
  • GHSA-cfj3-7x9c-4p3h
  • PYSEC-2014-13

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