CVE-2009-2820
cups cupsys - cross-site scripting
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-2820
To remediate CVE-2009-2820, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.8-1+lenny7 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.7-4+etch9 or later
Is CVE-2009-2820 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.4.2-1
- from 0, < 1.3.8-1+lenny7
- from 0, < 1.2.7-4+etch9