SB2024121917 - IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Service update for urllib3
Published: December 19, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37891)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Prox-Authorization header is not stripped during cross-origin redirects when using urllib3's proxy support with ProxyManager. A remote attacker can gain obtain proxy credentials used by the library.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45803)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to urllib3 does not remove the HTTP request body when redirecting HTTP response using status codes 301, 302, or 303, after the request had its method changed from one that could accept a request body (e.g. from POST to GET). A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43804)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to urllib does not strip the "Cookie" HTTP header during cross-origin HTTP redirects. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.