http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy.domain_return_ok in Lib/http/cookiejar.py in Python before 3.7.3 does not correctly validate the domain: it can be tricked into sending existing cookies to the wrong server. An attacker may abuse this flaw by using a server with a hostname that has another valid hostname as a suffix (e.g., pythonicexample.com to steal cookies for example.com). When a program uses http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy and tries to do an HTTP connection to an attacker-controlled server, existing cookies can be leaked to the attacker. This affects 2.x through 2.7.16, 3.x before 3.4.10, 3.5.x before 3.5.7, 3.6.x before 3.6.9, and 3.7.x before 3.7.3.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-07-13T20:29:42.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T18:24:46.612Z

Reserved: 2019-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20852

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:12:29.756Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-07-13T21:15:10.377

Modified: 2026-10-07T19:17:11.553

Link: CVE-2018-20852

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20852 - Bugzilla