CVE-2018-4300: apple cups
CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-4300DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4300DLA-1936-1
Published 03-04-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-4300 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 03-04-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface was easy to guess on Linux, allowing unauthorized scripted access to the web interface when the web interface is enabled. This issue affected versions prior to v2.2.10.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.84% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.84%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple1 product
- cups< 2.2.10
Debian1 product
- cups< 2.2.10-1 | < 1.7.5-11+deb8u6
Ubuntu1 product
- cups< 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11 | < 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6 | < 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2
3 vendors · 3 products
