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CVE-2011-1498 Details

Description

Apache HttpClient 4.x before 4.1.1 in Apache HttpComponents, when used with an authenticating proxy server, sends the Proxy-Authorization header to the origin server, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging this header.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8298	CVE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061	CVE
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txt	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/153049	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46974	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061440.html	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129853896315461&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129856318011586&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129857589129183&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858274406594&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=httpclient-users&m=129858299106950&w=2	[email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/07/7	[email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/08/1	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709531	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8298	[email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1061	[email protected]
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.1.x.txt	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/153049	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46974	[email protected]

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apache httpclient	4.0 4.0 alpha1 4.0 alpha2 4.0 alpha3 4.0 alpha4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:beta1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:alpha1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:alpha2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:beta1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

apache httpclient

4.0

4.0 alpha1

4.0 alpha2

4.0 alpha3

4.0 alpha4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 8, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]