Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2008-5184
The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3 (mailing-list)
- www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/ (Exploit)
- www.cups.org/str.php
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)