CVE-2022-21712

Cookie and header exposure in twisted

Published Feb 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2927-1 twisted security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0346 twisted is an event-driven networking engine written in Python. In affected versions twisted exposes cookies and authorization headers when following cross-origin redirects. This issue is present in the `twited.web.RedirectAgent` and `twisted.web. BrowserLikeRedirectAgent` functions. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx Cookie and header exposure in twisted
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5354-1 Twisted vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00196}

epss

{'score': 0.0015}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Twisted
Twisted twisted
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:twistedmatrix:twisted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:twisted:twisted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Twistedmatrix
Twistedmatrix twisted
Twisted
Twisted twisted
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:07 PM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 8, 2022, 12:00 AM