python-requests: Proxy-Authorization header leak
Published Oct 15, 2014
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Proxy-Authorization header in a redirected request.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
python-requests
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
python-requests
Under investigation
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
python-requests
Under investigation
Red Hat Satellite 6
python-requests
Under investigation
Red Hat Storage 2
python-requests
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
python-requests
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | python-requests | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | python-requests | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | python-requests | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-requests | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | python-requests | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | python-requests | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
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
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 80.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02036) | 78.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 66.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.89% (0.01893) | 72.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 66.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 69.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 68.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 63.54th | 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_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3146 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1830 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733108 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144907 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc Advisory
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/1885 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/1885
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2014-14.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1830
- 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-2014-1830
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