SB2019080662 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for python-urllib3
Published: August 6, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20060)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Authorization HTTP header is not removed from the HTTP request during request redirection in "urllib3/util/retry.py". A remote attacker can intercept the request and gain access to sensitive information, passed via Authorization HTTP header.
2) CRLF injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11236)
CWE-ID: CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed via HTTP request parameters to urllib3 library. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data that contains CRLF sequences and perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.