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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1933-1 New cups packages fix cross-site scripting
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2810 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-856-1 CUPS vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.571Z

Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2820

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-11-10T19:30:01.217

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2820

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2820 - Bugzilla

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