CVE-2026-7017 – HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets

CVE ID :CVE-2026-7017

Published : July 7, 2026, 7:16 p.m. | 31 minutes ago

Description :HTTP::Tiny versions before 0.095 for Perl forward credential headers to cross-origin redirect targets.

When the server returns a 3xx redirect, `_maybe_redirect` follows the `Location:` header and `_prepare_headers_and_cb` re-merges the caller’s `headers` argument into the new request, without checking whether the redirect target shares an origin with the original URL. Caller-supplied `Authorization`, `Cookie` and `Proxy-Authorization` headers are therefore re-sent to whatever host the redirect names, across scheme, host or port boundaries, and including `https` to `http` downgrades that expose them in plaintext on the wire.

The HTTP::Tiny POD note that “Authorization headers will not be included in a redirected request” applied only to the URL-userinfo Basic-auth path, not to headers passed explicitly by the caller.

Severity: 7.1 | HIGH

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