CVE-2018-4300
cups: Session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface is easy to guess
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 3, 2019
Updated · January 14, 2026
Description
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.
Statement
This vulnerability was originally assigned CVE-2018-4700, but after the publication of security errata the identifier was changed to CVE-2018-4300. Both identifiers refer to the same vulnerability. Since some sources use CVE-2018-4700 and others use CVE-2018-4300, Red Hat security advisories for this vulnerability have been amended to include both identifiers.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-330 · Use of Insufficiently Random Values