python-requests: redirect can expose netrc password
Published Oct 15, 2014
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.20%
Description
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain a netrc password by reading the Authorization header in a redirected request.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
python-requests
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
python-requests
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
python-requests
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | python-requests | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | python-requests | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | python-requests | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of python-requests as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as they included a fix for this issue at GA. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02200) | 81.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02200) | 80.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 67.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02228) | 74.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 68.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 69.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 68.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 67.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 63.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0409.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3146 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2382-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1829 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733108 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046626 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfj3-7x9c-4p3h Advisory
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/1885 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/1885
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2014-13.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1829
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150523055216/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:133/?name=MDVSA-2015:133
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1829
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