Executive brief
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Proxy-Authorization header in a redirected request.
Affected products
- PyPI requests
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2014-1830: PYSEC-2014-14 - Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Proxy-Authorization header
CVE-2014-1830 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2014-10-15
Technologies: requests (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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