Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change settings.

INFO

Published Date :

June 17, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0540 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-0540.

URL Resource
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
http://cups.org/str.php?L3498
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024122
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10382
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
http://cups.org/str.php?L3498
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024122
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10382

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0540 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0540 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
    Added Reference http://cups.org/str.php?L3498
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024122
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10382
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:10382 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10382 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0540 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-2010-0540 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.40 }} -0.49%

score

0.57849

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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