CVE-2026-7017CWE-522

HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets

High · published July 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets.

When the server returns a 3xx redirect, `_maybe_redirect` follows the `Location:` header and `_prepare_headers_and_cb` re-merges the caller's `headers` argument into the new request, without checking whether the redirect target shares an origin with the original URL. Caller-supplied `Authorization`, `Cookie` and `Proxy-Authorization` headers are therefore re-sent to whatever host the redirect names, across scheme, host or port boundaries, and including `https` to `http` downgrades that expose them in plaintext on the wire.

The HTTP::Tiny POD note that "Authorization headers will not be included in a redirected request" applied only to the URL-userinfo Basic-auth path, not to headers passed explicitly by the caller.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00247 · 15.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Published
2026-07-07T17:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 17:41Z
    HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets
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