VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5184

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability3.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

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