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Status published
Medium
CVE-2019-18860
Squid before 4.9, when certain web browsers are used, mishandles...
Vulnerability Description
Squid before 4.9, when certain web browsers are used, mishandles HTML in the host (aka hostname) parameter to cachemgr.cgi.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/504
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/505
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00018.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4356-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00009.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4732
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
squid, debian linux, ubuntu linux, leap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 10.0, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10, 20.04, 15.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 20th, 2020
Last Modified:
November 5th, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.