CVE-2022-33990 describes a cache poisoning vulnerability in dproxy-nexgen, where the DNS proxy misinterprets special characters in domain names, leading to the caching of incorrect domain-to-IP mappings. This unauthenticated, low-complexity network attack has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its potential for high integrity impact by redirecting users to malicious sites. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, organizations using dproxy-nexgen should still address this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dproxy-nexgen_project:dproxy-nexgen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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