Vulnerability: Bypassing Restrictions in Squid Proxy Server via CONNECT Method

CVE-2015-5400 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Squid before 3.5.6 does not properly handle CONNECT method peer responses when configured with cache_peer, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and gain access to a backend proxy via a CONNECT request.

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