Description
follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's `http` and `https` modules that automatically follows redirects. In affected versions follow-redirects only clears authorization header during cross-domain redirect, but keep the proxy-authentication header which contains credentials too. This vulnerability may lead to credentials leak, but has been addressed in version 1.15.6. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| follow-redirects | follow-redirects | < 1.15.6 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-follow-redirects | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-follow-redirects | 1.15.6+~1.14.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-follow-redirects | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.14.9+~1.14.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8217-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | USN-8217-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | node-follow-redirects | 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | USN-8217-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python39-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python39-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | python39-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-idna +1 | 3.7-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python-requests +1 | 2.32.2-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python39-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python39-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python39-idna +1 | 3.7-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python39-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | python39-requests +1 | 2.32.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-controller-venv-tower | 4.5.7-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-hub +2 | 4.9.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.5-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-galaxy-ng +1 | 4.9.2-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-gunicorn +1 | 22.0.0-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-idna +1 | 3.7-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-pillow +1 | 10.3.0-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-pydantic +1 | 1.10.15-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-requests +1 | 2.32.2-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-social-auth-app-django +1 | 5.4.1-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-sqlparse +1 | 0.5.0-1.el9ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-black +1 | 22.8.0-2.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-cryptography +1 | 42.0.5-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-gunicorn +1 | 22.0.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-idna +1 | 3.7-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.4-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-pillow +1 | 10.3.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-pydantic +1 | 1.10.15-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-requests +1 | 2.32.2-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-social-auth-app-django +1 | 5.4.1-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-sqlparse +1 | 0.5.0-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | receptor +1 | 1.4.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2024:3781 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | velociraptor | 0.7.0.4.git74.3426c0a-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13830-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | js-jquery | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | reaper | 3.1.1-9 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | configurable-http-proxy | 4.6.1-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-centraldashboard | 1.8.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines | 2.0.5-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | lerna | 8.1.2-r1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | follow-redirects | < 1.15.6 | 1.15.6 | GHSA-cxjh-pqwp-8mfp |
Advisories 19
- WID-SEC-2025-0135 Oracle Communications Applications: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 3, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1328 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3781 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0166 Oracle PeopleSoft: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3195 Oracle Communications: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1226 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 11, 2026
- USN-8217-1 node-follow-redirects vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13830-1 system-user-velociraptor-1.0.0-5.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1474 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 26, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0023 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle PeopleSoft NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Jan 22, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0021 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Communications NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Jan 22, 2025
- WID-SEC-2025-0010 HCL BigFix Server Automation: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 5, 2025
- WID-SEC-2024-0947 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 17, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-1642 Oracle Communications: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 20, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-0858 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 20, 2024
- NCSC-2024-0414 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Communications NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 17, 2024
- NCSC-2024-0411 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Database producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 17, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-1707 Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von Informationen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 24, 2024
- NCSC-2024-0294 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Communications NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Jul 17, 2024
References
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-cxjh-pqwp-8mfp
- https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/1885
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/c4f847f85176991f95ab9c88af63b1294de8649b
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2390009
- https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#authentication-entries
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOIF4EPQUCKDBEVTGRQDZ3CGTYQHPO7Z/