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CVE-2021-22923

UNKNOWN
Published 2021-08-05T00:00:00
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Description

When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

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GHSA-89qw-6g6w-269q

Advisory Details

When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: March 27, 2024

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Published: 2021-08-05T00:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-11-19T14:25:24.567Z
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