CVE-2011-1498

CWE-200 — Information Exposure9 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUM
EPSS
3.6%
top 12.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apache Httpclient
Timeline
PublishedJul 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapache/httpclient4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1+2
▶Debianhttpcomponents-client< 4.1.1-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient↗2022-05-17
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OSV
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-1498: Apache HttpClient 4↗2011-07-07
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CVEList
CVE-2011-1498: Apache HttpClient 4↗2011-07-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2011-1498: httpcomponents-client - Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an a...↗2011
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-4320 ejabberd (mod_pubsub): DoS (infinite loop, excessive CPU consumption) by processing malformed <publish> stanza↗2011-11-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1498 httpcomponents-client: sends Proxy-Authorization header to host when tunneling requests through authenticated proxy server↗2011-05-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1498 httpcomponents-client: sends Proxy-Authorization header to host when tunneling requests through authenticated proxy server [fedora-15]↗2011-05-31
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CVE-2011-1498 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.3) | Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 | cvebase.io