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apache/httpcomponents-client · Security

Cross-site scripting in Apache HttpClient

GHSA ID
GHSA-7r82-7xv7-xcpj
CVE ID
CVE-2020-13956
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3
5.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

CWEs

  • CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References