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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-62168

squid-cache squid: CWE-209

What it is

Reported

Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. In Squid versions prior to 7.2, a failure to redact HTTP authentication credentials in error handling allows information disclosure. The vulnerability allows a script to bypass browser security protections and learn the credentials a trusted client uses to authenticate. This potentially allows a remote client to identify security tokens or credentials used internally by a web application using Squid for backend load balancing. These attacks do not require Squid to be configured with HTTP authentication. The vulnerability is fixed in version 7.2.…

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What is affected

Reported

squid-cache; squid. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

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Urgency and basis

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

listed by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV

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What to do

Reported

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

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Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

  • Sigma

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Atomic

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

  • Nuclei

    Squid Proxy - HTTP Authentication Credentials Disclosure. Check identifier: CVE-2025-62168.

    Open Nuclei metadata
  • Metasploit

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

Evidence detail

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