Information disclosure in Twisted
CVE-2022-21712
twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Twisted — versions >= 11.1.0, < 22.1.0
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/af8fe78542a6f2bf2235ccee8158d9c88d31e8e2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-22.1.0 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
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- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21712?
- CVE-2022-21712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Twisted, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21712?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21712 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.