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.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/153049
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46974
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8298
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txt
Scores
EPSS
0.0669
EPSS Percentile
93.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (4)
apache/httpclient
4.0 (7 CPE variants)
apache/httpclient
4.0.1
apache/httpclient
4.1 (4 CPE variants)
org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient
4.0.0 - 4.1.1Maven
Published
Jul 07, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026