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CVE-2012-2566

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-06-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Bloxx Web Filtering before 5.0.14 does not properly interpret X-Forwarded-For headers during access-control and logging operations for HTTPS connection attempts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended IP address and domain restrictions, and trigger misleading log entries, via a crafted header.

Affected products

• Bloxx Web Filtering: through 5.0.13

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722963
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R9LBY
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53715
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722963
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R9LBY
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53715

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