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CVE-2018-18074 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - requestsv2.19.1
Python HTTP Requests for Humans™
Library home page: https://github.com/nateprewitt/requests.git
Found in HEAD commit: 8eeffab8d1d77cf11239121293a51e659638a659
Library Source Files (48)
* The source files were matched to this source library based on a best effort match. Source libraries are selected from a list of probable public libraries.
- /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/latin1prober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/auth.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/gb2312freq.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/euckrfreq.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/gb2312prober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langhebrewmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/enums.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/sbcsgroupprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/big5prober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/__init__.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/sbcharsetprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/escprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/codingstatemachine.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/charsetgroupprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/escsm.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/mbcharsetprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/_internal_utils.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langcyrillicmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/hooks.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/mbcsgroupprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/utils.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/charsetprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langgreekmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/jisfreq.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langhungarianmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/euckrprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/api.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/big5freq.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/cookies.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/hebrewprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/jpcntx.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/idna/intranges.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/euctwprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/chardistribution.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/structures.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/sessions.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/status_codes.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/euctwfreq.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/cp949prober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langbulgarianmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/compat.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/eucjpprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langthaimodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/mbcssm.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/idna/codec.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/sjisprober.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/langturkishmodel.py - /Kernode/kernodevenv/Lib/site-packages/pip/_vendor/chardet/utf8prober.py
Vulnerability Details
The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.
Publish Date: 2018-10-09
URL: CVE-2018-18074
CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18074
Release Date: 2018-10-09
Fix Resolution: 2.20.0
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