Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5184

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.
Published 2008-11-21 02:30:00
Updated 2009-01-29 06:58:29
Source Canonical Ltd.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2008-5184

Threat overview for CVE-2008-5184

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-5184
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 631
IPs affected by CVE-2008-5184 2,957
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5184

EPSS FAQ
1.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 85 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5184

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-5184

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-5184

  • Red Hat 2008-12-03
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of CUPS as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Versions shipped do not support RSS subscriptions.

References for CVE-2008-5184

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