GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3: Micronaut: DefaultHttpClient follows redirects, forwarding Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers
DefaultHttpClient follows redirects and forwards Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers to redirect targets across domain boundaries. The blocklist only filters Host/Connection/TE/CT/CL. Additionally, no maximum redirect count exists, enabling infinite loop DoS. Affected: DefaultHttpClient.java lines 231-245, 1591, 2071
Suggested fix: Strip sensitive headers on cross-domain redirects
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3
- github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418
- github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719
- github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a
- github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/security/advisories/GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3
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