CVE-2023-50269
What it is
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an Uncontrolled Recursion bug in versions 2.6 through 2.7.STABLE9, versions 3.1 through 5.9, and versions 6.0.1 through 6.5, Squid may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against HTTP Request parsing. This problem allows a remote client to perform Denial of Service attack by sending a large X-Forwarded-For header when the follow_x_forwarded_for feature is configured. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 57.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- 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: 57.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.6 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 57.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- squid-cache Squid ≤ 5.9
- squid-cache Squid ≤ 6.5
- squid-cache Squid 2.6
- squid-cache Squid 2.7
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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-2023-50269.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2023-50269. 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
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-wgq4-4cfg-c4x3
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-wgq4-4cfg-c4x3
References
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_10.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_10.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-wgq4-4cfg-c4x3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0005/
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_10.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_10.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-wgq4-4cfg-c4x3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A5QASTMCUSUEW3UOMKHZJB3FTONWSRXS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MEV66D3PAAY6K7TWDT3WZBLCPLASFJDC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0005/