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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-5404

The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.

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CVE-2020-5404
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1 Nov 2026, 04:47 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-5404

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Mar 2020, 18:15 UTC

The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.

osv:CVE-2020-5404
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5404",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-5404",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:21.963846642Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430593,
  "published_at": "2020-03-03T18:15:12.157+00:00"
}