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CVE-2024-28849

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Published: Mar 14, 2024Modified: Dec 5, 2025

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

Description

follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's `http` and `https` modules that automatically follows redirects. In affected versions follow-redirects only clears authorization header during cross-domain redirect, but keep the proxy-authentication header which contains credentials too. This vulnerability may lead to credentials leak, but has been addressed in version 1.15.6. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected (1)

Follow Redirects Project
1 product
Follow Redirects
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Follow Redirects
Before 1.15.6

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (12)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
Technical Description
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Technical Description
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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