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CVE-2015-1159
Published:June 26, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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/.
Related Resources (20)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1159
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455
https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221642
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75106
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1159
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1159
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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:
58.78