Improper access control in Squid - CVE-2022-41317

 

Improper access control in Squid - CVE-2022-41317

Published: September 23, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67604
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41317
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Squid-cache.org
Affected software:
Squid

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to inconsistent handling of internal URIs. A remote authenticated proxy user can bypass the manager ACL protection and access cache manager information, which includes records of internal network structure, client credentials, client identity and client traffic behavior.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-41317

Install updates from vendor's website.

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