#VU29391 Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests in Squid - CVE-2020-15049
Published: June 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29391
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15049
CWE-ID: CWE-444
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 cache poisoning attack.
The vulnerability exists in the way Squid processes client's requests. A remote client can send specially crafted data in the request to perform request smuggling and poison the HTTP cache contents with crafted HTTP(S) request messages.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires an upstream server to participate in the smuggling and generate the poison response sequence.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.