Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL path, related to the is_path_absolute function.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cups | 1.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups | 1.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups | 1.7.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | cups | 1.7.2-0ubuntu1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | cups +6 | 1:1.6.3-17.el7 | RHBA-2015:0386 |
| RHEL 6 | cups +4 | 1:1.4.2-67.el6 | RHSA-2014:1388 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cups | 2.1.3-2.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHBA-2015:0386 Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: cups bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1388 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 cups-2.1.3-2.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 57880 third-party-advisory
- 66788 vdb-entry
- USN-2172-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140414 CVE request: cross-site scripting issue fixed in CUPS 1.7.2 mailing-list
- RHSA-2014:1388 vendor-advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html
- http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4356
- [oss-security] 20140415 Re: CVE request: cross-site scripting issue fixed in CUPS 1.7.2 mailing-list
- MDVSA-2015:108 vendor-advisory