High

.NET Core Information Disclosure

  • Disclosed: 21.04.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in .NET Core when authentication information is inadvertently exposed in a redirect, aka ".NET Core Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1, .NET Core 1.0, .NET Core 1.1, PowerShell Core 6.0.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) System.Net.Http < 4.3.4 4.3.4

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
System.Net.Http
Disclosed
21.04.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7jgj-8wvc-jh57 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: System.Net.Http

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
10.2018 04.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 3
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 4
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 1
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. .NET Core Information Disclosure this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-8292 < 4.3.4 4.3.4
  2. Medium CVE-2017-0248 >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.3.1, < 4.3.2 4.1.2, 4.3.2
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-0247 >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.3.1, < 4.3.2 4.1.2, 4.3.2
  4. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2017-0256 >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.3.1, < 4.3.2 4.1.2, 4.3.2
  5. High · 7.3 CVE-2017-0249 >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.3.1, < 4.3.2 4.1.2, 4.3.2

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