CVE-2004-2480

National Science Foundation Squid Proxy 2.3 - Internet Access Control Bypass

Severity Score

9.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Squid Web Proxy Cache 2.3.STABLE5 allows remote attackers to bypass security controls and access arbitrary websites via "@@" sequences in a URL within Internet Explorer.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-05-10 First Exploit
2004-12-31 CVE Published
2005-08-21 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16153	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24105	2004-05-10
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0070.html	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10315	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
National Science Foundation Search vendor "National Science Foundation"		Squid Web Proxy Cache Search vendor "National Science Foundation" for product "Squid Web Proxy Cache"				2.3_stable5 Search vendor "National Science Foundation" for product "Squid Web Proxy Cache" and version "2.3_stable5"		-		Affected