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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-1829-exposure-of-sensitive-information-to-an-unauthorized-actor-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2014-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/requests). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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