Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-31033
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, and can follow links and submit forms. In versions prior to 2.8.5 the Authorization header is leaked after a redirect to a different port on the same site. Users are advised to upgrade to Mechanize v2.8.5 or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/c7fe6996a5b95f9880653ba3bc548a8d4ef72317
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/c7fe6996a5b95f9880653ba3bc548a8d4ef72317
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-64qm-hrgp-pgr9
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-64qm-hrgp-pgr9
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