CVE-2009-2820

The web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product's web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.

• CWE-79

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37308
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021115.1-1
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L590
• http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
• http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3367
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529833
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9153
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37308
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021115.1-1
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L590
• http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
• http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3367
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529833
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9153

Published

Nov 10, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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