The HttpClient from Reactor Netty, versions 0.9.x prior to 0.9.5, and versions 0.8.x prior to 0.8.16, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.

Affected Packages

Maven io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http

Affected versions: 0.9.0 (fixed in 0.9.5)

Maven io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http

Affected versions: 0.8.0 (fixed in 0.8.16)

Related CVEs

CVE-2020-5404

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-gpch-h32j-gx6x

Published

February 10, 2022 8:24 PM

Last Modified

July 8, 2021 2:31 PM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Maven

Primary Package

io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty-http

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 1, 2025 6:32 AM

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