Scrapy's redirects ignoring scheme-specific proxy settings
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
### Impact When using system proxy settings, which are scheme-specific (i.e. specific to `http://` or `https://` URLs), Scrapy was not accounting for scheme changes during redirects. For example, an HTTP request would use the proxy configured for HTTP and, when redirected to an HTTPS URL, the new HTTPS request would still use the proxy configured for HTTP instead of switching to the proxy configured for HTTPS. Same the other way around. If you have different proxy configurations for HTTP and HTTPS in your system for security reasons (e.g., maybe you don’t want one of your proxy providers to be aware of the URLs that you visit with the other one), this would be a security issue. ### Patches Upgrade to Scrapy 2.11.2. ### Workarounds Replace the built-in retry middlewares (`RedirectMiddleware` and `MetaRefreshMiddleware`) and the `HttpProxyMiddleware` middleware with custom ones that implement the fix from Scrapy 2.11.2, and verify that they work as intended. ### References This security issue was reported by @redapple at https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/issues/767.
Why it matters now
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 |
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| — | Scrapy (PyPI) | before 2.11.2 | 2.11.2 | Patch available | GHSA-jm3v-qxmh-hxwv |
- Scrapy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.11.2 Fixed in 2.11.2 Patch available GHSA-jm3v-qxmh-hxwv
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jm3v-qxmh-hxwv Scrapy (PyPI) Fixed in 2.11.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-jm3v-qxmh-hxwv
References
Sources
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