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. As a workaround, disable debug information in administrator mailto links generated by Squid by configuring squid.conf with email_err_data off.
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17 Oct 2025, 17:15
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Information
Published : 2025-10-17 17:15
Updated : 2025-10-21 19:31
NVD link : CVE-2025-62168
Mitre link : CVE-2025-62168
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-62168
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