| Name | CVE-2024-1968 |
| Description | In scrapy/scrapy, an issue was identified where the Authorization header is not removed during redirects that only change the scheme (e.g., HTTPS to HTTP) but remain within the same domain. This behavior contravenes the Fetch standard, which mandates the removal of Authorization headers in cross-origin requests when the scheme, host, or port changes. Consequently, when a redirect downgrades from HTTPS to HTTP, the Authorization header may be inadvertently exposed in plaintext, leading to potential sensitive information disclosure to unauthorized actors. The flaw is located in the _build_redirect_request function of the redirect middleware. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-scrapy (PTS) | bullseye | 2.4.1-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.8.0-2 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 2.12.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python-scrapy | source | (unstable) | 2.11.2-1 |
[bookworm] - python-scrapy <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - python-scrapy <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - python-scrapy <postponed> (Minor issue; can be fixed in next update)
https://huntr.com/bounties/27f6a021-a891-446a-ada5-0226d619dd1a
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/security/advisories/GHSA-4qqq-9vqf-3h3f
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/f8d6c456e0669ea5344e93fe9206bd1ffebc2008 (2.11.2)
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/6499214a4f6817e1845073bd167deb33ed5261af (2.11.2)
https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/commit/7a1ab7e1be2187daf047f3bf5ed8e9192751b145 (2.11.2)