CVE-2015-2296: Python Requests Session Fixation
(updated )
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
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg2w-x9wp-vw92
- github.com/kennethreitz/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- github.com/psf/requests
- github.com/psf/requests/commit/3bd8afbff29e50b38f889b2f688785a669b9aafc
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2015-17.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2296
- warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0
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