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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting cups package, versions <1.4.2-1

Severity

low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-CUPS-364585
  • published 10 Nov 2009
  • disclosed 10 Nov 2009
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Introduced: 10 Nov 2009

CVE-2009-2820 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-79 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 cups to version 1.4.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups package and not the cups package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product's web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

4.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

4.3 medium