SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-46421

Description

A flaw was found in libsoup. When libsoup clients encounter an HTTP redirect, they mistakenly send the HTTP Authorization header to the new host that the redirection points to. This allows the new host to impersonate the user to the original host that issued the redirect.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libsoup	Libsoup	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-497

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	libsoup	libsoup	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46421

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2361962

CVSS Score

6.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: April 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: April 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

CVE-2025-46421