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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0189

The "%xx" URL decoding function in Squid 2.5STABLE4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass url_regex ACLs via a URL with a NULL ("%00") character, which causes Squid to use only a portion of the requested URL when comparing it against the access…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 13.8%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The "%xx" URL decoding function in Squid 2.5STABLE4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass url_regex ACLs via a URL with a NULL ("%00") character, which causes Squid to use only a portion of the requested URL when comparing it against the access control lists.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
13.81% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
squid/squid
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.