# CVE-2026-7017: HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.095
- Published: 2026-07-07 · Updated: 2026-07-07

## Affected

- HTTP-Tiny: fixed in 0.095

## Description

HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets. When the server returns a 3xx redirect, `_maybe_redirect` follows the `Location:` header and `_prepare_headers_and_cb` re-merges the caller's `headers` argument into the new request, without checking whether the redirect target shares an origin with the original URL. Caller-supplied `Authorization`, `Cookie` and `Proxy-Authorization` headers are therefore re-sent to whatever host the redirect names, across scheme, host or port boundaries, and including `https` to `http` downgrades that expose them in plaintext on the wire. The HTTP::Tiny POD note that "Authorization headers will not be included in a redirected request" applied only to the URL-userinfo Basic-auth path, not to headers passed explicitly by the caller.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HTTP-Tiny, upgrade to a fixed version (0.095) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/HTTP-Tiny/pull/36
- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/HTTP-Tiny/commit/84984ef3930ddd4afcf5eb83b40d3cee200739c3.patch
- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/HTTP-Tiny/commit/e7a03aedf2395158f2b0d3bad2df943349227bb3.patch
- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/HTTP-Tiny/commit/8f32ca89e21c3ad0422adc698fa6ad17a193f55f.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/HAARG/HTTP-Tiny-0.095-TRIAL/changes

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