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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2020-11021 Detail

Description

Actions Http-Client (NPM @actions/http-client) before version 1.0.8 can disclose Authorization headers to incorrect domain in certain redirect scenarios. The conditions in which this happens are if consumers of the http-client: 1. make an http request with an authorization header 2. that request leads to a redirect (302) and 3. the redirect url redirects to another domain or hostname Then the authorization header will get passed to the other domain. The problem is fixed in version 1.0.8.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
Base Score:  6.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/actions/http-client/commit/f6aae3dda4f4c9dc0b49737b36007330f78fd53a Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/actions/http-client/commit/f6aae3dda4f4c9dc0b49737b36007330f78fd53a Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/actions/http-client/pull/27 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/actions/http-client/pull/27 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/actions/http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/actions/http-client/security/advisories/GHSA-9w6v-m7wp-jwg4 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor GitHub, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:http-client_project:http-client:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
1.0.8

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-11021
NVD Published Date:
04/29/2020
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.