The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_redirect treats redirects as same-origin when the host matches without consistently comparing scheme and port. A same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can send Authorization and Cookie headers over cleartext, while a same-host redirect to another port can send a caller-supplied Cookie header to a different service. Cookies in Mechanize#cookie_jar remain scoped separately; the issue affects caller-supplied headers and can disclose credentials without affecting integrity or availability. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.1.
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| Description | The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_redirect treats redirects as same-origin when the host matches without consistently comparing scheme and port. A same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can send Authorization and Cookie headers over cleartext, while a same-host redirect to another port can send a caller-supplied Cookie header to a different service. Cookies in Mechanize#cookie_jar remain scoped separately; the issue affects caller-supplied headers and can disclose credentials without affecting integrity or availability. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.1. | |
| Title | Mechanize sends credential headers to a different scheme or port after a redirect | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 CWE-319 CWE-522 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-10-08T21:26:16.092Z
Reserved: 2026-10-08T17:21:52.975Z
Link: CVE-2026-107714
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-08T22:17:27.003
Modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:27.003
Link: CVE-2026-107714
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