#VU44897 Information disclosure in httpclient - CVE-2011-1498
Published: July 8, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44897
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1498
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
httpclient
httpclient
Software vendor:
nahi
nahi
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8298
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/153049
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46974
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061