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Case File

CVE-2018-18074

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 7.44% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2018-18074
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.44%

Original NVD Description

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.