CVE-2022-21712 (High) detected in Twisted-19.7.0-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2022-21712 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - Twisted-19.7.0-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

An asynchronous networking framework written in Python

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/84/af/d15d3686e56c704796b23b67552f3ac78b84652793091a7d7ac8bf2887d7/Twisted-19.7.0-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /scrapers/requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /scrapers/requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• Scrapy-1.8.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
  • ❌ Twisted-19.7.0-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: eff3133e8c2781f4e6938917d79c535e6b345e09

Vulnerability Details

twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the twited.web.RedirectAgent and twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

Publish Date: 2022-02-07

URL: CVE-2022-21712

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx

Release Date: 2022-02-07

Fix Resolution: Twisted - 22.1.0

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