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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-18074

CVE-2018-18074

Description

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

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Affected packages

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PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
requestsPyPI
< 2.20.02.20.0

Affected products

222

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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