CVE-2023-32681

MEDIUM

Python Requests < 2.31.0 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

Requests is a HTTP library. Since Requests 2.3.0, Requests has been leaking Proxy-Authorization headers to destination servers when redirected to an HTTPS endpoint. This is a product of how we use `rebuild_proxies` to reattach the `Proxy-Authorization` header to requests. For HTTP connections sent through the tunnel, the proxy will identify the header in the request itself and remove it prior to forwarding to the destination server. However when sent over HTTPS, the `Proxy-Authorization` header must be sent in the CONNECT request as the proxy has no visibility into the tunneled request. This results in Requests forwarding proxy credentials to the destination server unintentionally, allowing a malicious actor to potentially exfiltrate sensitive information. This issue has been patched in version 2.31.0.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by hardikmodha · poc
https://github.com/hardikmodha/POC-CVE-2023-32681

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0628
EPSS Percentile 90.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-200
Status published

Affected Products (3)

python/requests < 2.31.0
fedoraproject/fedora
pypi/requests < 2.31.0PyPI

Timeline

Published May 26, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026