# CVE-2018-18074: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Requests

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-18074-insufficiently-protected-credentials-in-requests  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-18074 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-09

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-18074 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-18074 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-18074?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** requests (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.20.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.20.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-18074?** Yes. requests (PyPI): upgrade to 2.20.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-18074?** 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 2.20.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "requests>=2.20.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- requests (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.20.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.20.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-18074
- GHSA-x84v-xcm2-53pg
- PYSEC-2018-28

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