CVE-2018-18074
Publication date 9 October 2018
Last updated 18 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-pip | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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| requests | 25.10 questing |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
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| 25.04 plucky |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4
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Notes
sbeattie
python-pip needs to a no-change rebuild to pull in the python-requests update for the copy embedded in python-pip-whl
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3790-1
- Requests vulnerability
- 15 October 2018
- USN-3790-2
- Requests vulnerability
- 22 October 2018