VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-6891

CVSS score1.2 LOW
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-01-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references