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CVE-2018-20060: PYSEC-2018-32 - urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that diff

CVE-2018-20060 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-12-11

Technologies: urllib3 (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Executive brief

urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext.

Affected products

  • PyPI urllib3

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