Description
The AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library allows Java applications to easily execute HTTP requests and asynchronously process HTTP responses. From 2.14.5 to 2.16.0 and from 3.0.9 to 3.0.11, a client configured with a client-wide Realm and redirect following can disclose credentials after a cross-origin redirect because the Interceptors authentication path falls back to the client configuration after redirect handling clears the per-exchange realm. If the attacker-controlled target returns 401, the client can send Basic or Digest credentials or a Negotiate or NTLM token to that origin. Per-request realms are stripped correctly, and this issue is a residual bypass of the earlier cross-origin credential-stripping fixes. This issue is fixed in versions 2.16.1 and 3.0.12.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AsyncHttpClient | async-http-client | >= 2.14.5, < 2.16.1, >= 3.0.9, < 3.0.12 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | async-http-client | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | apache-pulsar-4.2 | 4.2.4-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | druid | 37.0.0-r58 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tez | 0.10.5-r31 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client | >= 3.0.9, < 3.0.12 | 3.0.12 | GHSA-f8m2-889x-vw4x |
| Maven | org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client | >= 2.14.5, < 2.16.1 | 2.16.1 | GHSA-f8m2-889x-vw4x |
References
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-f8m2-889x-vw4x
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/pull/2224
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/43db7bba81430cbd61ec2dc2c7be464e0ff6a0ff
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/b66757bec34def2e9867bb2b77bd848b1112abb4