CVE-2014-2856: apple cups Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0193UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2856DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2856
Published 18-04-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-2856 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.63%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 18-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 1.64% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.63%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mageia2 products
- cups< 1.5.4-9.2.mga3
- cups< 1.7.0-7.1.mga4
Apple1 product
- cups≤ 1.7.1 | 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 | 1.3.7 | 1.3.8 | 1.3.9 | 1.3.10 | 1.3.11 | 1.4:b1 | 1.4:b2 | 1.4:b3 | 1.4:rc1 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.5:b1 | 1.5:b2 | 1.5:rc1 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4 | 1.6:b1 | 1.6:rc1 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.7:rc1 | 1.7.0 | 1.7.1:b1
Debian1 product
- cups< 1.7.2-1
Ubuntu1 product
- cups< 1.7.2-0ubuntu1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
18 links- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM