CVE-2022-24737: Httpie Exposure Of Sensitive Information To Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-9w4w-cpc8-h2fq
CVSS 6.5
CWE-200
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-24737 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) exposure of sensitive information to vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Httpie libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in httpie. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.1.0.

CVE-2022-24737 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-24737
GHSA Identifier GHSA-9w4w-cpc8-h2fq
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 6.5
CWE Classification CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Product Httpie
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 6.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2022-24737

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Httpie dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

httpie fixed: 3.1.0
pip install httpie>=3.1.0
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

pip show httpie

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2022-24737, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show httpie

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Httpie in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.1.0), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show httpie command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Httpie, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact HTTPie have the practical concept of [sessions](https://httpie.io/docs/cli/sessions), which help users to persistently store some of the state that belongs to the outgoing requests and incoming responses on the disk for further usage. As an example, we can make an authenticated request and save it to a [named session](https://httpie.io/docs/cli/named-sessions) called `api`: ```bash $ http --session api -a user:pass pie.dev/basic-auth/user/pass ``` ```json { "authenticated": true, "user": "user" } ``` Since we have now saved the authentication data to that session, we won‘t have to enter it again and again on every invocation. We can simply reference the session, and HTTPie will use the saved state directly from it: ```bash $ http --session api pie.dev/basic-auth/user/pass ``` ```json { "authenticated": true, "user": "user" } ``` One particular use case of these sessions is storing cookies (commonly referred to as a `Cookie Jar`). If a response has a `Set-Cookie` header, HTTPie will parse it and store the actual cookie in the session. And from that point on, all outgoing requests will attach that cookie (in the form of a `Cookie` header). This is extremely useful, especially when you are dealing with websites which manage their own state on the client-side through cookies. ```bash $ http -F --session jar pie.dev/cookies/set/x/y ``` ```json { "cookies": { "x": "y" } } ``` Before `3.1.0`, HTTPie didn‘t distinguish between cookies and hosts they belonged. This behavior resulted in the exposure of some cookies when there are redirects originating from the actual host to a third party website, e.g: ```bash $ http -F --session jar pie.dev/redirect-to url==https://httpbin.org/cookies ``` (Pre 3.1.0) ```json { "cookies": { "x": "y" } } ``` (Post 3.1.0) ```json { "cookies": {} } ``` This behavior has been corrected in this release (with taking [RFC 6265 — HTTP State Management Mechanism](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6265) into the consideration). A huge credit goes to [@Glyph](https://github.com/glyph) for disclosing the original vulnerability to us (through [huntr.dev](http://huntr.dev/)). ### Patches We suggest users to upgrade their HTTPie version to `3.1.0` or higher, and run `httpie cli sessions upgrade` command on their sessions. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us: [`security@httpie.io`](mailto:security@httpie.io) > Please note that this entry is covered by both [CVE-2022-24737](https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2022-24737) and [CVE-2022-0430](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0430).

CVE-2022-24737 Affected Httpie Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
3.1.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
httpie
PyPI
< 3.1.0
3.1.0

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24737?
CVE-2022-24737 is a security vulnerability in Httpie involving Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in httpie under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor.
Which Httpie versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 3.1.0 across affected packages: httpie.
What version fixes CVE-2022-24737?
Upgrading to 3.1.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is httpie affected?
Yes, httpie is affected in releases prior to 3.1.0. Upgrade your dependency to 3.1.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24737?
CVE-2022-24737 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-24737?
CVE-2022-24737 is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2022-24737?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show httpie'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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