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CVE-2014-2856

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System ...

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.63%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2014-2856
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2014-2856
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2880 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2014-2880
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rr9-vfp7-m4m5 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scheduler/client.c in Common Unix Printing System ...

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.

Record
GHSA-5rr9-vfp7-m4m5
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2014-2856
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2856 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2856
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0193 No score

Updated cups packages fix CVE-2014-2856

Updated cups packages fix security vulnerability:

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 (CVE-2014-2856).

Record
MGASA-2014-0193
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1 No score

cups-2.1.3-2.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the cups-2.1.3-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2856 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2856
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cups
Debian:12
 before 1.7.2-1
1.7.2-1
cups
Debian:13
 before 1.7.2-1
1.7.2-1
cups
Debian:14
 before 1.7.2-1
1.7.2-1
cups
Mageia:3
 before 1.5.4-9.2.mga3
1.5.4-9.2.mga3
cups
Mageia:4
 before 1.7.0-7.1.mga4
1.7.0-7.1.mga4
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-ipptool
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cups-filesystem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-ipptool
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-filesystem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-ipptool
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-filesystem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-ipptool
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-filesystem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.6.3-17.el7
1:1.6.3-17.el7
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-php
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-php
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-php
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-php
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups-lpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 1:1.4.2-67.el6
1:1.4.2-67.el6
cups
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.7.2-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions
1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu51.7.0-0ubuntu21.7.0-0ubuntu31.7.0-11.7.0-2
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1.7.1-11.7.1-21.7.1-2git11.7.1-31.7.1-41.7.1-4ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu11.7.1-5ubuntu31.7.1-5ubuntu41.7.1-5ubuntu51.7.1-5ubuntu61.7.1-5ubuntu71.7.1-5ubuntu81.7.1-5ubuntu91.7.1-5ubuntu10
1.7.2-0ubuntu1
cups
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
 before 2.1.3-2.3
2.1.3-2.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-2856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Cups, published April 18, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in cups 1.7.2-1.

References

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