HTTP: Artica Proxy squid.conf Authentication Bypass
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Artica Proxy. A successful attack can lead to security bypass.
Extended Description
Services that are running and bound to the loopback interface on the Artica Proxy are accessible through the proxy service. In particular, the "tailon" service is running, running as the root user, is bound to the loopback interface, and is listening on TCP port 7050. Security issues associated with exposing this network service are documented at gvalkov's 'tailon' GitHub repo. Using the tailon service, the contents of any file on the Artica Proxy can be viewed.
References
CVE: CVE-2024-2056
Short Name
HTTP:CTS:ARTICA-SQUID-AUTHBY
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Artica Authentication Bypass CVE-2024-2056 Proxy squid.conf
Release Date
08/14/2024
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3732
False Positive
Rarely