CVE-2010-0540

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4, and other platforms, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change settings.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 vdb entry patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cups.org/str.php?L3498
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10382 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024122 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0540?
CVE-2010-0540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0540?
To fix CVE-2010-0540, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0540 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0540 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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