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CVE-2023-23914

curl: HSTS ignored on multiple requests

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 15, 2023

Updated · October 15, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Curl package, where the HSTS mechanism would be ignored by subsequent transfers when done on the same command line because the state would not be properly carried. This issue may result in limited confidentiality and integrity.

Statement

This is a curl command line issue and does not affect libcurl. There is no HSTS support in the versions of curl shipped in rhel-7 and rhel-8. Curl packages as shipped in rhel-9 do not support HSTS. Upstream has rated this as a Low Severity issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information