CVE-2008-5184
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5184 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | canonical |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-11-21 02:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.10-1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.19 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.20 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.21 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.21 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.22 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.22 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.23 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.5-1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.5-2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.6-1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.6-2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.6-3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.1.9-1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwning Ubuntu via CUPS | GNUCITIZEN | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gnucitizen.org | Exploit |
| oss-security - CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Advisories | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Subscription web interface incorrectly uses guest account · Issue #2774 · apple/cups · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.cups.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:026 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-12-03 | Tomas Hoger | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of CUPS as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Versions shipped do not support RSS subscriptions. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.