# CVE-2015-1159: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgi\_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 allows r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgi_puts function in cgi-bin/template.c in the template engine in CUPS before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the QUERY parameter to help/.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3283
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
- https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=924208
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2629-1
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10702
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032556
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L1082
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221642
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810572
- https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4609
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75106
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-07
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=455
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.in/2015/06/owning-internet-printing-case-study-in.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

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