CVE-2023-46846

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 5.25%

Last modified

CVE-2023-46846 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. SQUID is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by chunked decoder lenience, allows a remote attacker to perform Request/Response smuggling past firewall and frontend security systems.. EPSS estimates a 5.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

SQUID is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by chunked decoder lenience, allows a remote attacker to perform Request/Response smuggling past firewall and frontend security systems.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
5.25%

91.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Squid-CacheSquid>= 2.6, < 6.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux8.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux9.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus8.8
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus9.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus9.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Arm 648.0_aarch64
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems8.0_s390x
RedhatEnterprise Linux For Power Little Endian8.0_ppc64le
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus8.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus8.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus9.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus8.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus8.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus8.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus8.8
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus9.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-46846?
SQUID is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by chunked decoder lenience, allows a remote attacker to perform Request/Response smuggling past firewall and frontend security systems.
How severe is CVE-2023-46846?
CVE-2023-46846 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46846?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST