CVE-2018-18074

Description

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
requests	26.10 stonking	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	26.04 LTS resolute	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	25.10 questing	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	25.04 plucky	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	24.10 oracular	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	23.10 mantic	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	23.04 lunar	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	22.10 kinetic	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	21.10 impish	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	21.04 hirsute	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	20.10 groovy	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	18.10 cosmic	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed in 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed in 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed in 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
python-pip	26.10 stonking	Not affected
	26.04 LTS resolute	Not affected
	25.10 questing	Not affected
	25.04 plucky	Not affected
	24.10 oracular	Not affected
	24.04 LTS noble	Not affected
	23.10 mantic	Not affected
	23.04 lunar	Not affected
	22.10 kinetic	Not affected
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	21.10 impish	Not affected
	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed in 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

Notes

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python-pip needs to a no-change rebuild to pull in the python-requests update for the copy embedded in python-pip-whl

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
requests	Upstream: c45d7c4

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3790-1
Requests vulnerability
15 October 2018

USN-3790-2
Requests vulnerability
22 October 2018