CVE-2019-18860
Squid before 4.9, when certain web browsers are used, mishandles HTML in the host (aka hostname) parameter to cachemgr.cgi.
02 Description
Squid before 4.9, when certain web browsers are used, mishandles HTML in the host (aka hostname) parameter to cachemgr.cgi.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-03-20 20:32Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-05 17:04Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-11-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 405768a35c50afa0f6d5861c067947d374ab4edaea0a60c17d663fdcc8e18776
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/504
- github.comhttps://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/505
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0623http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00018.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4356-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4356-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200710 [SECURITY] [DLA 2278-1] squid3 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00009.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4732https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4732
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/04/7
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/05/7
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libecap Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
- libecap-devel Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libecap Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
- libecap-devel Fixed in 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- squid Fixed in 4.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- squid Fixed in 4.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- squid Fixed in 4.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- squid3 Fixed in 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.11
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- squid3 Fixed in 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.