Description
Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
Published: 2011-07-07
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 3.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4023 Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gw85-4gmf-m7rh Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache HttpClient
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02891}

epss

{'score': 0.02804}


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Apache Httpclient
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.803Z

Reserved: 2011-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-07-07T21:55:01.663

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1498

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses