UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20060

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20060

    Published: 11 Dec 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-20060
    Aliases:
    USN-3990-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20060, https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3990-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20060

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-urllib3

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.6-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
    None
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