vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-46421: libsoup: Information disclosure may leads libsoup client sends Authorization header to a different host when being redirected by a server (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Apr 24, 2025 | May 6, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Apr 24, 2025
Added
May 6, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in libsoup. When libsoup clients encounter an HTTP redirect, they mistakenly send the HTTP Authorization header to the new host that the redirection points to. This allows the new host to impersonate the user to the original host that issued the redirect.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-libsoupredhat-upgrade-libsoup-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libsoup-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-libsoup-devel
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