CVE-2011-1498

Description

Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html

http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8298

http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txt

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/153049

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46974

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2