Squid 2.x < 4.14 / 5.x < 5.0.5 (SQUID-2020:11)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148111

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Synopsis

The remote proxy server is affected by an HTTP Request Smuggling vulnerability

Description

According to its banner, the version of Squid running on the remote host is 2.x prior to 4.14 or 5.x prior to 5.0.5.
It is, therefore, affected by an HTTP request smuggling vulnerability due to improper input validation. This occurs for certain uri_whitespace in configuration settings. This problem allows a trusted client to perform HTTP Request Smuggling and access services otherwise forbidden by Squid security controls.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Squid version 4.14 or 5.05 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148111

File Name: squid_5_0_5.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Firewalls

Published: 3/25/2021

Updated: 4/1/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25097

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:squid-cache:squid

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Squid

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25097

IAVB: 2021-B-0021

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