rclone versions before v1.75.0 fail to reject transport downgrades in redirect handling, allowing Basic authorization and Cookie headers to be replayed over plaintext HTTP after same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirects. An on-path attacker observing the plaintext hop can capture and reuse credentials to perform WebDAV operations with the compromised account's permissions.
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-319"
],
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
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],
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{
"introduced": "0"
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