FreeBSD : www/py-requests -- Information disclosure vulnerability (50ad9a9a-1e28-11e9-98d7-0050562a4d7b)

high Nessus Plugin ID 121324

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121324

File Name: freebsd_pkg_50ad9a9a1e2811e998d70050562a4d7b.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/23/2019

Updated: 4/16/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18074

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py27-requests, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py35-requests, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-requests, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-requests, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18074

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