7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-18074
Apache Requests HTTP Creds Leak
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 9, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 25, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-18074 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18074 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Python requests
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-18074.

URL Resource
http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/910766 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18074 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18074 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python-requests:requests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.20.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2.20.0
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-200 CWE-522
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2035 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/910766 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/910766 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 No Types Assigned https://github.com/requests/requests/pull/4718 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history No Types Assigned http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 No Types Assigned https://github.com/requests/requests/issues/4716 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff No Types Assigned https://github.com/requests/requests/commit/c45d7c49ea75133e52ab22a8e9e13173938e36ff Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python-requests:requests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.20.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Requests package through 2.19.1 before 2018-09-14 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. 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.
    Added Reference http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/community/updates/#release-and-version-history [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3790-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/910766 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18074 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-18074 weaknesses.

CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation Password Recovery Exploitation CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft Signature Spoofing by Key Theft CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting Kerberoasting CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials Remote Services with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials Use of Known Domain Credentials CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing Credential Stuffing CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials Use of Known Kerberos Credentials CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials Use of Known Operating System Credentials
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.35 }} -0.15%

score

0.72156

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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