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CVE-2015-1159 json

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…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1302

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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/.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.5-12

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1159

  • cups Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1159

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  • cups RHEL 6 1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
  • cups RHEL 7 1:1.6.3-17.el7_1.1
  • cups RHEL 7 1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1
  • cups-lpd RHEL 6 1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
  • cups-lpd RHEL 7 1:1.6.3-17.el7_1.1
  • cups-lpd RHEL 7 1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1
  • cups-php RHEL 6 1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
  • cups-libs RHEL 6 1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1123

  • cups154 SLE Module for Legacy 12 1.5.4-9.1
  • cups SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 1.7.5-9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1044-1SUSE-SU-2015:1044-2SUSE-SU-2015:1041-1

  • cups openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.3-2.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1159 updated cvss 4.3

cups: cross-site scripting flaw in CUPS web UI (VU#810572)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cups
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) cups 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-lpd 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-libs 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-client 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-filesystem 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) cups-ipptool 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) cups 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-lpd 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-libs 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-client 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-filesystem 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) cups-ipptool 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) cups 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-lpd 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-libs 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) cups-php 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
    +10 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) cups 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-lpd 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-libs 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) cups-php 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) cups 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-lpd 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-libs 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) cups 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups 1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1, cups-lpd 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-libs 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-lpd 1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1, cups-client 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) cups-php 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) cups-ipptool 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-ipptool 1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) cups 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-lpd 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1, cups-libs 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) cups 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-lpd 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-libs 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-client 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1, cups-filesystem 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) cups-php 1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) cups-ipptool 1.6.3-17.el7_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1123

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Exploit prediction

7.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • code.google.com https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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