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Medium 5.3Published Dec 2, 2020
CVE-2020-13956Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host…
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Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- apache
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apache httpclient apache:httpclient | before 4.5.13; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 | NVD |
quarkus quarkus quarkus:quarkus | before 1.7.6 | NVD |
oracle data_integrator oracle:data_integrator | 12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0 | NVD |
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_orchestrator | before 9.2.6.0 | NVD |
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools | before 9.2.6.0 | NVD |
oracle nosql_database oracle:nosql_database | before 20.3 | NVD |
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.57; 8.58 | NVD |
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools | 8.57; 8.58; 8.59 | NVD |
oracle primavera_unifier oracle:primavera_unifier | from 17.7 through 17.12; 16.1; 16.2; 18.8; 19.12; 20.12 | NVD |
oracle retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation | from 16.0 through 19.0 | NVD |
oracle spatial_studio oracle:spatial_studio | before 20.1.1 | NVD |
oracle sql_developer oracle:sql_developer | before 20.4.1.407.0006; before 21.99 | NVD |
netapp active_iq_unified_manager netapp:active_iq_unified_manager | all versions; all versions; all versions | NVD |
netapp snapcenter netapp:snapcenter | all versions | NVD |
oracle commerce_guided_search oracle:commerce_guided_search | 11.3.2 | NVD |
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_service_communication_proxy | 1.14.0 | NVD |
oracle weblogic_server oracle:weblogic_server | 12.2.1.4.0; 14.1.1.0.0 | NVD |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6dab7da30f8bf075f79ee189e33b45a197502e2676481bb8787fc0d7%40%3Cdev.hc.apache.org%3Ex-refsource-misc
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7ca60f78f05b772cc07d27e31bcd112f9910a05caf9095e38ee150f%40%3Cdev.ranger.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
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