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CVE-2008-5184

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-255 Credentials Management
Publication date:
21/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.3.7 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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