CVE-2014-2856

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.03% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/57880 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66788 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2172-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/2 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4356
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/3 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2856?
CVE-2014-2856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2856?
To fix CVE-2014-2856, 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-2014-2856 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2856 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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