DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18074

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18074 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	requests	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	requests	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	requests	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	requests	0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

AURORA demo target — deliberately vulnerable lockfiles (CVE-2019-10744, CVE-2018-18074, CVE-2020-26160) (github-poc-repo)
AURORA demo target — deliberately vulnerable lockfiles (CVE-2019-10744, CVE-2018-18074, CVE-2020-26160) (github-poc)

Timeline

Oct 9, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18074 advisory

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