CVE-2023-46848
Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform DoS by sending ftp:// URLs in HTTP Request messages or constructing ftp:// URLs from FTP Native input.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service, where a remote attacker can perform DoS by sending ftp:// URLs in HTTP Request messages or constructing ftp:// URLs from FTP Native input.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.38% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-681
- Affected
- squid-cache/squid · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 11.4% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6266Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6268Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6748Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46848Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245919Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3c-pg7q-g59wVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6266Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6268Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6748Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46848Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2245919Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-2g3c-pg7q-g59wVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0005/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.