ubuntu-cve-2018-4300
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-04-03 18:29
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
The session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface was easy to guess on Linux, allowing unauthorized scripted access to the web interface when the web interface is enabled. This issue affected versions prior to v2.2.10.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "cups",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-bsd",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-client",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-common",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-core-drivers",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-daemon",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-ppdc",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-server-common",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcups2",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupscgi1",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsimage2",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsmime1",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsppdc1",
"binary_version": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"name": "cups",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups@1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.7.2-0ubuntu1.11"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5",
"1.7.0-0ubuntu2",
"1.7.0-0ubuntu3",
"1.7.0-1",
"1.7.0-2",
"1.7.1-1",
"1.7.1-2",
"1.7.1-2git1",
"1.7.1-3",
"1.7.1-4",
"1.7.1-4ubuntu1",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu1",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu3",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu4",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu5",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu6",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu7",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu8",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu9",
"1.7.1-5ubuntu10",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.4",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.5",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.8",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.9",
"1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "cups",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-bsd",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-client",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-common",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-core-drivers",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-daemon",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-ipp-utils",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-ppdc",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-server-common",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcups2",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupscgi1",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsimage2",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsmime1",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsppdc1",
"binary_version": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "cups",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups@2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.1.3-4ubuntu0.6"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.1.0-4ubuntu3",
"2.1.0-5",
"2.1.0-6",
"2.1.0-6ubuntu1",
"2.1.0-7",
"2.1.2-1",
"2.1.2-2",
"2.1.3-1",
"2.1.3-1build1",
"2.1.3-3",
"2.1.3-4",
"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2",
"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3",
"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.4",
"2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "cups",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-bsd",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-client",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-common",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-core-drivers",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-daemon",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-ipp-utils",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-ppdc",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "cups-server-common",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcups2",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupscgi1",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsimage2",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsmime1",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcupsppdc1",
"binary_version": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "cups",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups@2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.2.7-1ubuntu2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.2.4-7ubuntu2",
"2.2.5-2",
"2.2.6-2",
"2.2.6-3",
"2.2.6-4",
"2.2.6-5",
"2.2.7-1ubuntu1",
"2.2.7-1ubuntu2",
"2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "The session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface was easy to guess on Linux, allowing unauthorized scripted access to the web interface when the web interface is enabled. This issue affected versions prior to v2.2.10.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4300",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:31Z",
"published": "2019-04-03T18:29:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-4300"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3842-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4300"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-3842-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-4300"
]
}
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