Insufficiently protected credentials in Requests - CVE-2024-47081
Published: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111716
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47081
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Python.org
Affected software:
Requests
Requests
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the library leaks .netrc credentials to third parties for specific maliciously-crafted URLs. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47081
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/04/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/04/6
- https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/96ba401c1296ab1dda74a2365ef36d88f7d144ef
- https://github.com/psf/requests/pull/6965
- https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-9hjg-9r4m-mvj7
- https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/#requests.Session.trust_env
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/2