CVE-2022-21712: Cookie and header exposure in twisted

CVE-2022-21712 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-07

twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

Technologies: twisted (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-21712 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-21712 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-21712?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 February 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
twisted (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.1.0,fixed=22.1.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=af8fe78542a6f2bf2235ccee8158d9c88d31e8e2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.1.0,fixed=22.1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-21712?
Yes. twisted (PyPI): upgrade to 22.1.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-21712?
Check whether you run twisted (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

  • twisted (PyPI): upgrade to 22.1.0 or later
    pip install "twisted>=22.1.0"

Affected products

  • twisted (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.1.0,fixed=22.1.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=af8fe78542a6f2bf2235ccee8158d9c88d31e8e2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=11.1.0,fixed=22.1.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-21712
  • GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx
  • PYSEC-2022-27

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