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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: 2021-08-05T00:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.153Z
Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-22923
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-08-05T21:15:11.293
Modified: 2024-03-27T15:11:51.407
Link: CVE-2021-22923
Redhat