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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-21 02:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-20
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9b8b10d073f53dd815bf012f299c2c191d32138d0f3ca7cf5f2d7ee40a81c1b4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081119 CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptionshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
- www.gnucitizen.orghttp://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/str.php?L2774
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:026http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:028http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.