# CVE-2018-25091: urllib3 before 1.24.2 does not remove the authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in

- Also known as: GHSA-GWVM-45GX-3CF8, PYSEC-2023-207
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.24.2
- Published: 2023-10-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- urllib3 (PyPI): fixed in 1.24.2
- urllib3 (PyPI): fixed in 1.24.2

## Description

urllib3 before 1.24.2 does not remove the authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-20060 (which was case-sensitive).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, urllib3, upgrade to a fixed version (1.24.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/1510
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/adb358f8e06865406d1f05e581a16cbea2136fbc
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/compare/1.24.1...1.24.2

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