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python-urllib3 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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.

Products
python-urllib3
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.24-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-20060
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20060

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Dec 2018, 17:29 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20060

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.24-1

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.24-1

python-urllib3

Fixed versions: 1.24-1

Complete source record
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