CVE-2015-1159

Name: CVE-2015-1159
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-06-26T10:59:02.077+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 7.30%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-1159 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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/.. EPSS estimates a 7.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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/.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

7.30%

93.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cups	Cups	<= 2.0.2

References

http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.htmlTechnical Description
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75106Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221642Issue Tracking
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609Vendor Advisory
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.htmlTechnical Description
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75106Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221642Issue Tracking
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 26, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1159?

How severe is CVE-2015-1159?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-1159 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 7.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1159?

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Source: NVD / NIST