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Low ALAS2-2019-1211 1 CVE

Low: python-urllib3 security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published May 16, 2019 · Updated May 20, 2019

Ecosystem: Amazon Linux

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-20060: urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext. 1649153: CVE-2018-20060 python-urllib3: Cross-host redirect does not remove Authorization header allow for credential exposure

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 python-urllib3 0:1.24.3-1.amzn2.0.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2018-20060

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in urllib3

    urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended h…

    urllib3 python-urllib3 python-urllib3 Debian Ubuntu PyPI

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2018-20060.html