CVE-2020-15049
What it is
An issue was discovered in http/ContentLengthInterpreter.cc in Squid before 4.12 and 5.x before 5.0.3. A Request Smuggling and Poisoning attack can succeed against the HTTP cache. The client sends an HTTP request with a Content-Length header containing "+\ "-" or an uncommon shell whitespace character prefix to the length field-value.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 5.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 5.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.9 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 5.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-444
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- squid-cache Squid ≤ 2.6
- squid-cache Squid ≤ 3.5.28
- squid-cache Squid < 4.12
- squid-cache Squid < 5.0.3
- squid-cache Squid 2.7
- Fedoraproject Fedora 31
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2020-15049.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2020-15049. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-ea12a34d338b962707d5078d6d1fc7c6eb119a22.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-485c9a7bb1bba88754e07ad0094647ea57a6eb8d.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3v-rc95-96j5
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-ea12a34d338b962707d5078d6d1fc7c6eb119a22.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-485c9a7bb1bba88754e07ad0094647ea57a6eb8d.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3v-rc95-96j5
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00017.html
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-ea12a34d338b962707d5078d6d1fc7c6eb119a22.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-485c9a7bb1bba88754e07ad0094647ea57a6eb8d.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3v-rc95-96j5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3RG5FGSTCAYVIJPJHIY3MRZ7NFT6HDO7/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4551-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4732
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00017.html
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-ea12a34d338b962707d5078d6d1fc7c6eb119a22.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/changesets/squid-5-485c9a7bb1bba88754e07ad0094647ea57a6eb8d.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3v-rc95-96j5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3RG5FGSTCAYVIJPJHIY3MRZ7NFT6HDO7/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4551-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4732