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Squid Proxy Cache < 4.9 Hostname Validation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Squid, when certain web browsers are used, mishandles HTML in the host (aka hostname) parameter to cachemgr.cgi.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Squid versions prior to version 4.9.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 4.9 or later.