CVE-2018-4300

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-4300  

Impact: Important Public Date: 2019-04-03 CWE: CWE-330 Bugzilla: 1695929: CVE-2018-4300 cups: Session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface is easy to guess 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.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-4300 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 8.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Virtualization 4 cups Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cups Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cups Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cups Under investigation