PT-2015-5702
CVE-2015-2296
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Published
2015-03-16
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Updated
2026-10-04
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.8
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
requests versions 2.1.0 through 2.5.3
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect. This is due to a problem in the
resolve redirects function in sessions.py.Recommendations
For requests versions 2.1.0 through 2.5.3, consider updating to a version where this issue is fixed, as the current version allows session fixation attacks.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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