CVE-2020-13956: Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution
This Apache advisory covers CVE-2020-13956 in Apache HttpClient.
- CVE-2020-13956
Key facts
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- Apache HttpClient 4.5.12 and prior, 5.0.2 and prior
- Source published
- Source revised
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Affected products & platforms
- Apache HttpClient 4.5.12 and prior, 5.0.2 and prior
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