CVE-2019-12524
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
An issue was discovered in Squid through 4.7. When handling requests from users, Squid checks its rules to see if the request should be denied. Squid by default comes with rules to block access to the Cache Manager, which serves detailed server information meant for the maintainer. This rule is implemented via url_regex. The handler for url_regex rules URL decodes an incoming request. This allows an attacker to encode their URL to bypass the url_regex check, and gain access to the blocked resource.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.86% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| squid-cache | squid |
References
- https://gitlab.com/jeriko.one/security/-/blob/master/squid/CVEs/CVE-2019-12524.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0006/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4446-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4682
- https://gitlab.com/jeriko.one/security/-/blob/master/squid/CVEs/CVE-2019-12524.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0006/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4446-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4682
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