Information disclosure in Follow-redirects
CVE-2024-28849
follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's `http` and `https` modules that automatically follows redirects. In affected versions follow-redirects only clears authorization header during cross-domain redirect, but ke…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.011 (78.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Follow-redirects — versions < 1.15.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/security/advisories/GHSA-cxjh-pqwp-8mfp (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/1885 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/follow-redirects/follow-redirects/commit/c4f847f85176991f95ab9c88af63b1294de8649b (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2390009 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#authentication-entries (x_refsource_MISC)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28849?
- CVE-2024-28849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Follow-redirects, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28849?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28849 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.