Medium severity · published Mar 5, 2024
CVE-2023-45289
Incorrect forwarding of sensitive headers and cookies on HTTP redirect in net/http
4.3
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When following an HTTP redirect to a domain which is not a subdomain match or exact match of the initial domain, an http.Client does not forward sensitive headers such as "Authorization" or "Cookie". For example, a redirect from foo.com to www.foo.com will forward the Authorization header, but a redirect to bar.com will not. A maliciously crafted HTTP redirect could cause sensitive headers to be unexpectedly forwarded.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
net/http · Go standard library
before 1.21.8; 1.22.0-0 before 1.22.1 · source: vendor
NE
net/http/cookiejar · Go standard library
before 1.21.8; 1.22.0-0 before 1.22.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45289
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45289
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
go.dev
https://go.dev/cl/569340
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/65065
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
pkg.go.dev
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2600
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0006/
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