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CVE-2023-45803

Description

urllib3 is a user-friendly HTTP client library for Python. urllib3 previously wouldn\'t remove the HTTP request body when an HTTP redirect response using status 301, 302, or 303 after the request had its method changed from one that could accept a request body (like `POST`) to `GET` as is required by HTTP RFCs. Although this behavior is not specified in the section for redirects, it can be inferred by piecing together information from different sections and we have observed the behavior in other major HTTP client implementations like curl and web browsers. Because the vulnerability requires a previously trusted service to become compromised in order to have an impact on confidentiality we believe the exploitability of this vulnerability is low. Additionally, many users aren\'t putting sensitive data in HTTP request bodies, if this is the case then this vulnerability isn\'t exploitable. Both of the following conditions must be true to be affected by this vulnerability: 1. Using urllib3 and submitting sensitive information in the HTTP request body (such as form data or JSON) and 2. The origin service is compromised and starts redirecting using 301, 302, or 303 to a malicious peer or the redirected-to service becomes compromised. This issue has been addressed in versions 1.26.18 and 2.0.7 and users are advised to update to resolve this issue. Users unable to update should disable redirects for services that aren\'t expecting to respond with redirects with `redirects=False` and disable automatic redirects with `redirects=False` and handle 301, 302, and 303 redirects manually by stripping the HTTP request body.

Priority: LOW
CVSS v3: 4.2
Component: python-urllib3
Publish Date: Oct 17, 2023
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: MEDIUM
Modified Date: Oct 17, 2023

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 8 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 9 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Fixed LIN1021-6732
10.21.20.25 --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux CD release N/A -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 24 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --
eLxr
eLxr 12 Fixed -- 1.26.12-1+deb12u1 --
Wind River Studio Cloud Platform

Related Products

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Notes
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