Requests 2.2.1 Authorization information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Requests 2.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authorization. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-1829. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Requests 2.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain a netrc password by reading the Authorization header in a redirected request.

The weakness was presented 10/15/2014 by Jakub Wilk (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1829 since 01/30/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82386 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-requests (MDVSA-2015:133)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195643 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Requests Vulnerabilities (USN-2382-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96131), Tenable (82386), SecurityFocus (BID 70012†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47922†). See VDB-71964 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 82386
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-requests (MDVSA-2015:133)
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OpenVAS ID: 703146
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3146-1 (requests - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Requests 2.2.1

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01/30/2014 🔍
06/23/2014 +144 days 🔍
09/19/2014 +88 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +26 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/05/2015 +82 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +80 days 🔍
03/30/2015 +4 days 🔍
03/30/2022 +2557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2382-1
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-1829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71963

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X-Force: 96131
SecurityFocus: 70012 - Python Requests CVE-2014-1829 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47922 - Requests <2.3.0 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/30/2022 09:48
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (65), 06/17/2017 07:33 (9), 03/30/2022 09:46 (3), 03/30/2022 09:48 (1)
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