Security Advisory
CVE-2018-20060
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
urllib3 before version 1.23 does not remove the Authorization HTTP header when following a cross-origin redirect (i.e., a redirect that differs in host, port, or scheme). This can allow for credentials in the Authorization header to be exposed to unintended hosts or transmitted in cleartext.
Published Date
December 11, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory