Security Bulletin: IBM Robotic Process Automation may be vulnerable to an exposure of sensitive information by an unauthorized actor through follow-redirects (CVE-2022-0536)

Summary

Security Bulletin: IBM Robotic Process Automation may be vulnerable to an exposure of sensitive information by an unauthorized actor through follow-redirects (CVE-2022-0536)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-0536
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js follow-redirects module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a leakage of the Authorization header from the same hostname during HTTPS to HTTP redirection. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain Authorization header information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219551 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

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Workarounds and Mitigations

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