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Cups CVE-2014-2856

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2014-04-18 cve@mitre.org
4.3
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 18, 2014 - 14:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL path, related to the is_path_absolute function.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL path,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL path, related to the is_path_absolute function. Affected products include: Apple Cups. Version information: before 1.7.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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