NIXPKGS-2026-1546
GitHub issue
published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
by @LeSuisse Activity log
- Created suggestion
- @LeSuisse accepted
- @LeSuisse published on GitHub
LWP::UserAgent versions before 6.83 for Perl leak Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirects
LWP::UserAgent versions before 6.83 for Perl leak Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers on cross-origin redirects. On a 3xx response, the redirect handler strips only Host and Cookie before issuing the follow-up request. Caller-supplied Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers are sent unchanged to the redirect target, including across scheme, host, or port changes. A redirect to an attacker controlled host therefore discloses the caller's credentials to that host.
References
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https://github.com/libwww-perl/libwww-perl/pull/512 issue-tracking
Affected products
libwww-perl
- <6.83
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.perlPackages.LWP
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perl5Packages.LWP
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perl538Packages.LWP
None
pkgs.perl540Packages.LWP
None
pkgs.perlPackages.libwwwperl
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perl5Packages.libwwwperl
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perlPackages.LWPUserAgent
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perl538Packages.libwwwperl
None
pkgs.perl540Packages.libwwwperl
None
pkgs.perl5Packages.LWPUserAgent
World-Wide Web library for Perl
pkgs.perl538Packages.LWPUserAgent
None
pkgs.perl540Packages.LWPUserAgent
None