When curl is instructed to get content using the metalink feature, and a user name and password are used to download the metalink XML file, those same credentials are then subsequently passed on to each of the servers from which curl will download or try to download the contents from. Often contrary to the user's expectations and intentions and without telling the user it happened.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3 · haxx, fedoraproject, netappNVD modified 2026-10-14 11:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 17
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 14
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1213181 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1213181 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRUCW2UVNYUDZF72DQLFQR4PJEC6CF7V/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0003/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html