vulnerability / NVI-00017494 / Revision 1
Micronaut: DefaultHttpClient follows redirects, forwarding Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client, io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client, io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
6.8 medium
GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.
As of · GitHub Advisory Database
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client
source listed>= 1.2.8, < 3.10.6
### Impact > DefaultHttpClient follows redirects and forwards Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers to redirect targets across domain boundaries. The blocklist only filters Host/Connection/TE/CT/CL. > Additionally, no maximum redirect count exists, enabling infinite loop DoS. > Affected: DefaultHttpClient.java lines 231-245, 1591, 2071 > Suggested fix: Strip sensitive headers on cross-domain redirects ### Patches It has been patched for versions: For Micronaut 5, versions equal or greater than 5.0.1 >= For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than 4.10.24 >= For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than 3.10.6 >= ### Workarounds No ### References Micronaut 5 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a Micronaut 4 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719 Micronaut 3 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418
io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client
source listed>= 4.0.0-M1, < 4.10.24
### Impact > DefaultHttpClient follows redirects and forwards Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers to redirect targets across domain boundaries. The blocklist only filters Host/Connection/TE/CT/CL. > Additionally, no maximum redirect count exists, enabling infinite loop DoS. > Affected: DefaultHttpClient.java lines 231-245, 1591, 2071 > Suggested fix: Strip sensitive headers on cross-domain redirects ### Patches It has been patched for versions: For Micronaut 5, versions equal or greater than 5.0.1 >= For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than 4.10.24 >= For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than 3.10.6 >= ### Workarounds No ### References Micronaut 5 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a Micronaut 4 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719 Micronaut 3 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418
io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client
source listed>= 5.0.0-M1, < 5.0.1
### Impact > DefaultHttpClient follows redirects and forwards Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers to redirect targets across domain boundaries. The blocklist only filters Host/Connection/TE/CT/CL. > Additionally, no maximum redirect count exists, enabling infinite loop DoS. > Affected: DefaultHttpClient.java lines 231-245, 1591, 2071 > Suggested fix: Strip sensitive headers on cross-domain redirects ### Patches It has been patched for versions: For Micronaut 5, versions equal or greater than 5.0.1 >= For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than 4.10.24 >= For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than 3.10.6 >= ### Workarounds No ### References Micronaut 5 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a Micronaut 4 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719 Micronaut 3 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3 ↗
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