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FreeBSD : privoxy -- malicious server spoofing as proxy vulnerability (ad82b0e9-c3d6-11e5-b5fe-002590263bf5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88152

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Privoxy Developers reports :

Proxy authentication headers are removed unless the new directive enable-proxy-authentication-forwarding is used. Forwarding the headers potentially allows malicious sites to trick the user into providing them with login information. Reported by Chris John Riley.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=176813

http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.21/user-manual/whatsnew.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?5e5b1c40

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88152

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ad82b0e9c3d611e5b5fe002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 1/26/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:privoxy, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2503