# CVE-2014-2856: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/57880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66788
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2172-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0193.html
- http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/relnotes.html
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4356
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/3
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108

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