Fedora EPEL 7 update for python3-requests

Published: 2019-11-30 | Updated: 2025-04-25

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-18074
CWE-ID	CWE-255
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system python3-requests Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU19388

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18074

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access sensitive information on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to the software does not remove the HTTP Authorization header when following an HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect with the same hostname. A remote attacker who is able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack can sniff network traffic in transit between two systems on the targeted network and access sensitive information, such as user credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

python3-requests: before 2.14.2-2.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2019-cd462a69ad

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.