[DRE-maint] Bug#1014809: ruby-mechanize: CVE-2022-31033

[Moritz Mühlenhoff]

Source: ruby-mechanize
X-Debbugs-CC: team at security.debian.org
Severity: important
Tags: security

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for ruby-mechanize.

CVE-2022-31033[0]:
| The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with
| websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows
| redirects, and can follow links and submit forms. In versions prior to
| 2.8.5 the Authorization header is leaked after a redirect to a
| different port on the same site. Users are advised to upgrade to
| Mechanize v2.8.5 or later. There are no known workarounds for this
| issue.

https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-64qm-hrgp-pgr9

Prerequisite to clear credential headers when redirecting to cross site
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/17e5381032c90caf240ac3d2e52b353f40c18d83 (v2.8.0)

Fixed by: https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/907c778001625cb9daa686d5019c939cb416e45b (v2.8.5)

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-31033
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-31033

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.