SB2019010844 - Cross-site request forgery in cups (Alpine package) 



SB2019010844 - Cross-site request forgery in cups (Alpine package)

Published: January 8, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019010844
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4700)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists in the CUPS printing server due to insufficient CSRF protections. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system and perform arbitrary actions.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.