CVE-2022-21712 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Twisted Python networking engine, specifically affecting the twisted.web.RedirectAgent and twisted.web.BrowserLikeRedirectAgent functions. It allows for the exposure of cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects, impacting various Debian and Fedora distributions that utilize Twisted. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high potential for confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction or complex attack conditions. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.1.0, < 22.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twisted:twisted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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