CVE-2022-0536
follow-redirects: Exposure of Sensitive Information via Authorization Header leak
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 9, 2022
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the follow-redirects package. This flaw allows the exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor due to the usage of insecure HTTP protocol. This issue happens with an Authorization header leak from the same hostname, https-http, and requires a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information