CVE-2014-1829 json
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Requests
published 2014-10-15 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-cfj3-7x9c-4p3h , PYSEC-2014-13 , EUVD-2014-0097
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Requests (aka python-requests) before 2.3.0 allows remote servers to obtain a netrc password by reading the Authorization header in a redirected request.
Patch / fix
- pypi requests 2.3.0
- requests Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.3.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1829
- requests Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1829
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- python-requests openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.34.2-1.2
- python-requests openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.1-1.1
- python3-requests openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.1-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12038-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10125-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10482-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1829 updated cvss 2.6
python-requests: redirect can expose netrc password
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 python-requestsaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 python-requestsaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 python-requestsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | requests | <2.3.0 |
2.3.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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github.com
/kennethreitz/requests/issues/1885
web, issue-tracking, patch, report
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:133
vendor-advisory, web, broken-link, advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2382-1
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3146
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733108
web, issue-tracking
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advisories.mageia.org
/MGASA-2014-0409.html
web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1829
advisory
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github.com
/psf/requests/issues/1885
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-cfj3-7x9c-4p3h
advisory
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github.com
/psf/requests
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/requests/PYSEC-2014-13.yaml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20150523055216/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/advisory/MDVSA-2015:133/?name=MDVSA
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1829
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cfj3-7x9c-4p3h
- NVD CVE-2014-1829
- OSV PYSEC-2014-13
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