cups: cross-site scripting flaw in CUPS web UI (VU#810572)
Published Jun 26, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.30%
Description
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/.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cups-1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1123 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cups-1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1123 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of cups package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Important security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.30% (0.07297) | 94.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.30% (0.07297) | 93.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 64.81% (0.64812) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 58.78% (0.58776) | 98.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 44.40% (0.44398) | 97.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 49.28% (0.49282) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 52.20% (0.52199) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.09% (0.63089) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.85% (0.66850) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 63.09% (0.63089) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 62.26% (0.62258) | 98.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 74.45% (0.74446) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 78.00% (0.77996) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 82.09% (0.82087) | 98.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 85.38% (0.85378) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 82.31% (0.82307) | 98.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 85.38% (0.85378) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 87.80% (0.87804) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.89% (0.89895) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.html x_refsource_MISCTechnical Description
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221642 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1159
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1159
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