Gentoo update for Requests

Published: 2023-09-17 | Updated: 2024-06-28

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-32681
CWE-ID	CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-python/requests Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU77164

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32681

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: Yes

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: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

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

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.