Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive…
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Proxy-Authorization header in a redirected request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02036 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial requests (PyPI): 2.3.0Red Hat: 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | requests (PyPI) | before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- requests (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:python:requests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc requests (PyPI) Fixed in 2.3.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | — |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1830
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc
References
Advisory 5
Other 6
- https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/1885
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0409.html
- https://github.com/psf/requests/issues/1885
- https://github.com/psf/requests
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2014-14.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150523055216/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:133/?name=MDVSA-2015:133
Sources
- CVE-2014-1830 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1830 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-652x-xj99-gmcc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-1830 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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