CVE-2021-22923
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.
How to fix CVE-2021-22923
To remediate CVE-2021-22923, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 7.79.0-r0 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2021-22923 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.79.0-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |