#VU46118 HTTP response splitting in Squid - CVE-2020-15811
Published: August 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46118
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15811
CWE-ID: CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Squid
Squid
Software vendor:
Squid-cache.org
Squid-cache.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not corrector process CRLF character sequences. A remote authenticated attacker can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.