CVE-2022-21712

Cookie and header exposure in twisted

Published: Feb 7, 2022Updated: Nov 25, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-200

7.5HIGH

Description

twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200 CWE-346

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

twisted

oss-projectaka twisted python

twistedLibrary

OSS Libraries / pypi

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

fedoraproject

oss-project·USaka fedora project

fedoraOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

PyPI

package-ecosystem

Twisted

OSS Libraries

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx

github.com

https://github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/af8fe78542a6f2bf2235ccee8158d9c88d31e8e2

github.com

https://github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-22.1.0

github.com

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