CVE-2026-44979 PUBLISHED

@hapi/wreck : Sensitive `Proxy-Authorization` header leaked across cross-hostname redirects

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 17.07.2026 Updated: 17.07.2026

@hapi/wreck is an HTTP client utility. Prior to 18.1.1, when @hapi/wreck follows a 3xx redirect to a different hostname, only the Authorization and Cookie headers are stripped, and the standard credential header Proxy-Authorization is forwarded intact to the redirect target, potentially exposing forward-proxy credentials to a host outside the original trust boundary when redirects are enabled through the redirects option or Wreck.defaults({ redirects: ... }). This issue is fixed in version 18.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor hapijs
Product wreck
Versions
  • Version < 18.1.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE