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CVE-2008-5184: apple cups Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5184
Published 21-11-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5184 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 3.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-11-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.67% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gnucitizen.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • cups≤ 1.3.7 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.5-1 | 1.1.5-2 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.6-1 | 1.1.6-2 | 1.1.6-3 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.9-1 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10-1 | 1.1.11 | 1.1.12 | 1.1.13 | 1.1.14 | 1.1.15 | 1.1.16 | 1.1.17 | 1.1.18 | 1.1.19 | 1.1.19:rc1 | 1.1.19:rc2 | 1.1.19:rc3 | 1.1.19:rc4 | 1.1.19:rc5 | 1.1.20 | 1.1.20:rc1 | 1.1.20:rc2 | 1.1.20:rc3 | 1.1.20:rc4 | 1.1.20:rc5 | 1.1.20:rc6 | 1.1.21 | 1.1.21:rc1 | 1.1.21:rc2 | 1.1.22 | 1.1.22:rc1 | 1.1.22:rc2 | 1.1.23 | 1.1.23:rc1 | 1.2:b1 | 1.2:b2 | 1.2:rc1 | 1.2:rc2 | 1.2:rc3 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.10 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.12 | 1.3:b1 | 1.3:rc1 | 1.3:rc2 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.3.4 | 1.3.5 | 1.3.6
Debian1 product
  • cups< 1.3.8-1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links