CVE-2023-43804 (Medium) detected in urllib3-1.26.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2023-43804 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - urllib3-1.26.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4e/b8/f5a25b22e803f0578e668daa33ba3701bb37858ec80e08a150bd7d2cf1b1/urllib3-1.26.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /ds_dev_env/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /ds_dev_env/requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• census-0.8.17-py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
  • requests-2.27.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
    • ❌ urllib3-1.26.8-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

urllib3 is a user-friendly HTTP client library for Python. urllib3 doesn't treat the Cookie HTTP header special or provide any helpers for managing cookies over HTTP, that is the responsibility of the user. However, it is possible for a user to specify a Cookie header and unknowingly leak information via HTTP redirects to a different origin if that user doesn't disable redirects explicitly. This issue has been patched in urllib3 version 1.26.17 or 2.0.5.
Mend Note: The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.

Publish Date: 2023-10-04

URL: CVE-2023-43804

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43804

Release Date: 2023-10-04

Fix Resolution (urllib3): 1.26.17

Direct dependency fix Resolution (census): 0.8.18

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