Is CVE-2018-18074 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-18074 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-18074?

CVE-2018-18074 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-18074?

CVE-2018-18074 has an EPSS score of 7.44% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18074?

Upgrade requests on debian 11 to 2.20.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-18074

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

requestsDebian

Fixed in:2.20.0-1CVE-2018-18074

python-requestsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

python-requests-whlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4USN-3790-1

python3-requestsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

requestsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

Fixed in:2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3790-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

7.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

oracle.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.