Gentoo update for Requests



Published: 2023-09-17
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-32681
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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dev-python/requests
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Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU77164

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32681

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-python/requests to version: 2.31.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-python/requests: before 2.31.0

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-08


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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