CVE-2008-5184 (GCVE-0-2008-5184)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-21 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-11-18 00:00
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}



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