GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3 Micronaut: DefaultHttpClient follows redirects, forwarding Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-09
Affected packages
• Maven io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client: >= 1.2.8, < 3.10.6 → fixed in 3.10.6
• Maven io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client: >= 4.0.0-M1, < 4.10.24 → fixed in 4.10.24
• Maven io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client: >= 5.0.0-M1, < 5.0.1 → fixed in 5.0.1
Description
Impact
> DefaultHttpClient follows redirects and forwards Authorization, Cookie, and Proxy-Authorization headers to redirect targets across domain boundaries. The blocklist only filters Host/Connection/TE/CT/CL.
> Additionally, no maximum redirect count exists, enabling infinite loop DoS.
> Affected: DefaultHttpClient.java lines 231-245, 1591, 2071
> Suggested fix: Strip sensitive headers on cross-domain redirects
Patches
It has been patched for versions:
For Micronaut 5, versions equal or greater than 5.0.1 >=
For Micronaut 4, versions equal or greater than 4.10.24 >=
For Micronaut 3, versions equal or greater than 3.10.6 >=
Workarounds
No
References
Micronaut 5 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a
Micronaut 4 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719
Micronaut 3 Patch: https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418
References
- https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/security/advisories/GHSA-q6gh-6v2r-hjv3 web
- https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/64e539736b8168f201d868b02ace50fe14f57418 web
- https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/70cab4b44fbf985faba2846091f2356b5bd70719 web
- https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/commit/9770328999f490bdfbb9e25addd45bf73d4a173a web
- https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core package