Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 HTTP cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument HTTP results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2820. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument HTTP with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product s web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2009 by Nicolas Joly with Vmware (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2820. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67076 (CentOS 5 : cups (CESA-2009:1595)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155761 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for CUPS (ELSA-2009-1595)).

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (10001), Tenable (67076), SecurityFocus (BID 36956†), Secunia (SA37360†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24050†). See VDB-50781, VDB-50780, VDB-50779 and VDB-50778 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 67076
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : cups (CESA-2009:1595)
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OpenVAS ID: 100344
OpenVAS Name: CUPS kerberos Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50763

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SecurityFocus: 36956 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37360
Vulnerability Center: 24050 - CUPS in Apple MacOS X and MacOS X Server < 10.6.2 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/02/2025 21:53
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/17/2017 11:18 (11), 08/27/2021 12:50 (4), 08/27/2021 12:57 (1), 01/05/2025 18:59 (25), 02/02/2025 21:53 (1)
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