Is CVE-2008-5184 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5184 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5184?

CVE-2008-5184 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5184?

CVE-2008-5184 has an EPSS score of 3.67% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5184?

Upgrade cups on debian 11 to 1.3.8-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5184

HIGHEPSS 88th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available

cupsDebian

Fixed in:1.3.8-1CVE-2008-5184

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

gnucitizen.org

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.