CVE-2024-28849 Proxy-Authorization header kept across hosts in follow-redirects
The follow-redirects library leaks Proxy-Authorization credentials to unintended hosts during redirects, requiring an upgrade to prevent credential exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-28849?
CVE-2024-28849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in follow-redirects, published on 14 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
follow-redirects is an open source, drop-in replacement for Node's `http` and `https` modules that automatically follows redirects. In affected versions follow-redirects only clears authorization header during cross-domain redirect, but keep the proxy-authentication header which contains credentials too. This vulnerability may lead to credentials leak, but has been addressed in version 1.15.6. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28849?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including follow-redirects. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
follow-redirects npm | All versions | 1.15.6 |
follow-redirects npm | All versions | 1.15.6 |
Products include Follow-Redirects Project Follow-Redirects.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28849?
Upgrade follow-redirects to 1.15.6 or later.
Is CVE-2024-28849 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28849 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in follow-redirects
- CVE-2022-0155 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor in follow-redirects/follow-redirects
- CVE-2026-40895 follow-redirects: Custom Authentication Headers Leaked to Cross-Domain Redirect Targets
- CVE-2022-0536 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in follow-redirects/follow-redirects
Sources
Also known as AZL-36895, AZL-43861, AZL-44493, CLSA-2026-1776818198, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28849, GHSA-cxjh-pqwp-8mfp and 1 more.