CVE-2022-31033

Name	CVE-2022-31033
Description	The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, and can follow links and submit forms. In versions prior to 2.8.5 the Authorization header is leaked after a redirect to a different port on the same site. Users are advised to upgrade to Mechanize v2.8.5 or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1014809

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
ruby-mechanize (PTS)	buster	2.7.6-1+deb10u1	vulnerable
	bullseye	2.7.7-1	vulnerable
	bookworm, sid	2.8.5-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
ruby-mechanize	source	(unstable)	2.8.5-1			1014809

Notes

[bullseye] - ruby-mechanize <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - ruby-mechanize <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-64qm-hrgp-pgr9
Prerequisite to clear credential headers when redirecting to cross site
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/17e5381032c90caf240ac3d2e52b353f40c18d83 (v2.8.0)
Fixed by: https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/907c778001625cb9daa686d5019c939cb416e45b (v2.8.5)