CVE-2014-2856

N/A Unknown

Published: April 18, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/57880

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4356

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66788

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2172-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html