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CVE-2014-2856
Published:April 18, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (12)
http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57880
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2172-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/3
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4356
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66788
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2856
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2856
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.3
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-79
EPSS
Base Score:
1.03