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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-22923
When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink...
Vulnerability Description
When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1213181
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
https://github.com/curl/curl
Vulnerable Versions:
curl 7.27.0 to and including 7.77.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 5th, 2021
Last Modified:
November 19th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N