CVE-2011-1498: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
(updated )
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
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html
- marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2
- marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2
- marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2
- marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2
- marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8298
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rh
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1498
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