Bug 1827570 (CVE-2019-12524)

Summary: CVE-2019-12524 squid: Improper access restriction in url_regex may lead to security bypass
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Marian Rehak <mrehak>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: anon.amish, ccheney, code, jonathansteffan, luhliari, uwe.knop
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A flaw was found in squid. The Cache Manager for Squid has rules that, by default, block access to anyone other than the maintainer. An attacker, with the ability to send a properly crafted URL, can bypass the url_regex check and gain access to the blocked resource. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
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Bug Depends On: 1828371, 1828375    
Bug Blocks: 1827553    

Description Marian Rehak 2020-04-24 08:45:33 UTC
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.

Comment 3 Stefan Cornelius 2020-04-24 13:50:47 UTC
External References:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2019_4.txt

Comment 6 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-11-04 02:25:07 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-12524

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 03:32:02 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2020:4743 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4743