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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-5400

Squid before 3.5.6 does not properly handle CONNECT method peer responses when configured with cache_peer, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and gain access to a backend proxy via a CONNECT request.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 20.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Squid before 3.5.6 does not properly handle CONNECT method peer responses when configured with cache_peer, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and gain access to a backend proxy via a CONNECT request.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
20.84% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · squid-cache/squid
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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