CVE-2013-6427
What it is
upgrade.py in the hp-upgrade service in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.x through 3.13.11 launches a program from an http URL, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by gaining control over the client-server data stream.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.2
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.4
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.4b
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.6
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.8
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.10
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.9.12
- HP Linux Imaging And Printing Project 3.10.2
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2013-6427.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2013-6427. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405