CVE-2007-5034

elinks reveals POST data to HTTPS proxy

Published Sep 21, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT request in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff sensitive data that would have been protected by TLS. NOTE: this issue only occurs when a proxy is defined for https.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1380-1 New elinks packages fix information disclosure
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5015 ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT request in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to sniff sensitive data that would have been protected by TLS. NOTE: this issue only occurs when a proxy is defined for https.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-519-1 elinks vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:17 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 21, 2007, 8:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:45 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 24, 2007, 12:00 AM