CVE-1999-1481 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authenticat)
Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authentication, allows attackers to bypass access controls via a newline in the user/password pair.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1481 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Squid 2.2.STABLE5 and below, when using external authentication, allows attackers to bypass access controls via a newline in the user/password pair. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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