Cross-site scripting in CUPS - CVE-2015-1159

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Cross-site scripting in CUPS - CVE-2015-1159

Published: June 26, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32417
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1159
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
CUPS

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the cgi_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 when processing QUERY parameter to help/. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-1159

Update to version 2.0.3.

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