Cookie and header exposure in twisted
Impact
Cookie and Authorization headers are leaked when following cross-origin redirects in twited.web.client.RedirectAgent and twisted.web.client.BrowserLikeRedirectAgent.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | twisted | >= 11.1.0, < 22.1.0 | 22.1.0 |
References
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/af8fe78542a6f2bf2235ccee8158d9c88d31e8e2
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-22.1.0
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21712
- https://pypi.org/project/Twisted/
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/twisted/PYSEC-2022-27.yaml
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7U6KYDTOLPICAVSR34G2WRYLFBD2YW5K
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLKHA6WREIVAMBQD7KKWYHPHGGNKMAG6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7U6KYDTOLPICAVSR34G2WRYLFBD2YW5K
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLKHA6WREIVAMBQD7KKWYHPHGGNKMAG6
- https://pypi.org/project/Twisted
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-02
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-346- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
twisted- Disclosed
- 07.02.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-27 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: twisted
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 17
- First → latest
- 06.2019 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 5
- High 4
- Medium 8
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 3
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 6
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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