CVE-2009-2820
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…
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3367 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1021115 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1595 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 36956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 37308 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529833 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37360 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L590 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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