SUSE update for python-urllib3

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU82978

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45803

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to urllib3 does not remove the HTTP request body when redirecting HTTP response using status codes 301, 302, or 303, after the request had its method changed from one that could accept a request body (e.g. from POST to GET). A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-urllib3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP3

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8

HPE Helion Openstack: 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8

python-urllib3: before 1.25.10-5.25.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234356-1/

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.