Cups
CVE-2015-1159
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 58.78%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgi_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 58.8%.
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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Technical ContextAI · show details
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 the cgi_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the QUERY parameter to help/. Affected products include: Cups. Version information: before 2.0.3.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgi_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the QUERY parameter to help/.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator
OpenPrinting CUPS is a standards-based, open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Rat
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are sus
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Rated medium severi
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Rated medium severi
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Rated medium severi
OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authenti
The CUPS AppArmor profile incorrectly confined the dnssd backend due to use of hard links. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8
Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers t
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low
Denial of service in OpenPrinting CUPS before 2.4.20 lets an actor holding @SYSTEM-level class-management privileges cra
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