[ANN] mechanize security update v2.8.5

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Mike Dalessio

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Jun 9, 2022, 2:14:47 PM6/9/22
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Mechanize v2.8.5 has been released with a security update.

The release notes are reproduced below for your convenience.

The GHSA has more detail, but in summary: this fix ensures `Authorization` headers are not sent after a same-site redirect that changes the port number.

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2.8.5 / 2022-06-09

Security

Fixes low-severity CVE-2022-31033, "Authorization header leak on port redirect." See GHSA-64qm-hrgp-pgr9 for more details.


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