Squid Proxy 2.2 cachemgr.cgi privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Squid Proxy 2.2 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cachemgr.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Squid package in Red Hat Linux 5.2 and 6.0, and other distributions, installs cachemgr.cgi in a public web directory, which allows remote attackers to use it as an intermediary to connect to other systems.

The weakness was released 07/25/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0710. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19055 (FreeBSD : squid -- possible abuse of cachemgr.cgi (a395397c-c7c8-11d9-9e1e-c296ac722cb3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117917 (CentOS Security Update for Squid (CESA-2005:415)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1206. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2303.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2385) and Tenable (19055). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1264, 1471, 24199 and 24977.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 19055
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : squid -- possible abuse of cachemgr.cgi (a395397c-c7c8-11d9-9e1e-c296ac722cb3)
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OpenVAS ID: 10034
OpenVAS Name: RedHat 6.0 cachemgr.cgi
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1206
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cachemgr.cgi access
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07/23/1999 🔍
07/25/1999 +2 days 🔍
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10/08/2002 +1171 days 🔍
05/19/2005 +954 days 🔍
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06/21/2014 +3265 days 🔍
05/04/2019 +1778 days 🔍

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Vendor: squid-cache.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-1999-0710 (🔍)
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X-Force: 2385
Vulnerability Center: 25 - Squid Proxy cachemegr.cgi Enables Unauthorized Connections, High
SecurityFocus: 2059 - Squid cachemgr.cgi Unauthorized Connection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/21/2014 17:48
Updated: 05/04/2019 16:55
Changes: 06/21/2014 17:48 (81), 05/04/2019 16:55 (7)
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