CVE-2009-2820
"CUPS Web Interface XSS and Response Splitting Vulnerability"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37308 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37360 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021115.1-1 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 Added Reference http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L590 Added Reference http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html Added Reference http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3367 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529833 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9153 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9153 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9153 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2820 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2820
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.73 }} -0.34%
score
0.80743
percentile