CVE-2022-27774: Medium severity haxx curl vulnerability

Published Apr 27, 2022
·
Updated

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability exists in curl 4.9 to and include curl 7.82.0 are affected that could allow an attacker to extract credentials when follows HTTP(S) redirects is used with authentication could leak credentials to other services that exist on different protocols or port numbers.

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available
debian/curl<=7.64.0-4+deb10u2
7.64.0-4+deb10u77.74.0-1.3+deb11u97.74.0-1.3+deb11u107.88.1-10+deb12u37.88.1-10+deb12u48.4.0-2
debian/curl<=7.64.0-4+deb10u2, <=7.74.0-1.3+deb11u1, <=7.82.0-2
haxx curl>=4.9<=7.82.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
All of the following
NetApp Hci Bootstrap Os
NetApp Hci Compute Node
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
NetApp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node
NetApp Solidfire \& Hci Storage Node
Brocade Fabric Operating System
All of the following
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
All of the following
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
All of the following
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
All of the following
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=8.2.0<8.2.12
Splunk Universal Forwarder>=9.0.0<9.0.6
Splunk Universal Forwarder=9.1.0
NetApp Hci Bootstrap Os
NetApp Hci Compute Node
NetApp H300s Firmware
NetApp H300s
NetApp H500s Firmware
NetApp H500s
NetApp H700s Firmware
NetApp H700s
NetApp H410s Firmware
NetApp H410s
Microsoft cm1 curl 7.76.0-9

Event History

Jun 1, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jun 2, 2022
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jun 15, 2022
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-27774?

CVE-2022-27774 is an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in curl 4.9 to 7.82.0 that could allow an attacker to extract credentials when HTTP(S) redirects are used with authentication.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-27774?

curl versions 4.9 to 7.82.0 are affected by CVE-2022-27774.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27774?

CVE-2022-27774 has a severity rating of 5.7, which is classified as high.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-27774?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-27774 by leveraging HTTP(S) redirects with authentication to extract credentials.

5

Are there any remedies or patches available for CVE-2022-27774?

Yes, the recommended remedy versions for CVE-2022-27774 are: curl 7.64.0-4+deb10u7, curl 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u9, curl 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u10, curl 7.88.1-10+deb12u3, curl 7.88.1-10+deb12u4, and curl 8.4.0-2.

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