PYSEC-2015-17

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    PYSEC-2015-17

    Published: 18 Mar 2015Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/15/1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2531-1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4, https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc, https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153594.html, http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0120.html, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg2w-x9wp-vw92

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: requests

    Purl: pkg:pypi/requests

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc

    Affected versions

    2.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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