CVE-2019-11284

Reactor Netty authentication leak in redirects

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2019 at 05:40 PM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorReactor Netty

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Pivotal Reactor Netty, versions prior to 0.8.11, passes headers through redirects, including authorization ones. A remote unauthenticated malicious user may gain access to credentials for a different server than they have access to.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.8.11.RELEASE0.8.0 ≤ v < 0.8.11
Affected range stops below 0.8.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.8.11.RELEASE, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11284

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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