CVE-2020-5404: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

February 10, 2022

The HttpClient from Reactor Netty,, may be used incorrectly, leading to a credentials leak during a redirect to a different domain. In order for this to happen, the HttpClient must have been explicitly configured to follow redirects.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpch-h32j-gx6x
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5404
pivotal.io/security/cve-2020-5404

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