Incorrect forwarding of sensitive headers and cookies on HTTP redirect in net/http

Vulnerability Description

When following an HTTP redirect to a domain which is not a subdomain match or exact match of the initial domain, an http.Client does not forward sensitive headers such as "Authorization" or "Cookie". For example, a redirect from foo.com to www.foo.com will forward the Authorization header, but a redirect to bar.com will not. A maliciously crafted HTTP redirect could cause sensitive headers to be unexpectedly forwarded.

References

• https://go.dev/issue/65065
• https://go.dev/cl/569340
• https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
• https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2600
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0006/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4