follow-redirects vulnerabilities

Summary

It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly protect sensitive user information during redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0155) It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly remove sensitive information before storage or transfer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0536) It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly validate URLs when handling certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect users to a malicious site, resulting in information disclosure or phishing attacks. (CVE-2023-26159) It was discovered that follow-redirects did not properly clear proxy authentication headers during cross-domain redirects. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause exposure of sensitive credentials. (CVE-2024-28849) Affected Ubuntu releases: 22.04, 20.04, 18.04. CVEs: CVE-2024-28849, CVE-2023-26159, CVE-2022-0536, CVE-2022-0155.