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GSD-2015-2296

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.
Aliases
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