CVE-2013-2503 describes a vulnerability in Privoxy versions prior to 3.0.21, where improper handling of Proxy-Authenticate and Proxy-Authorization headers allows remote HTTP servers to spoof the intended proxy service using a 407 HTTP status code. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-38377) exists for authentication information disclosure, and it has received minimal community or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:2.9.0:pre-alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:2.9.1:pre-alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:2.9.2:pre-alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privoxy:privoxy:2.9.3:pre-alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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