CVE-2013-6427 describes a vulnerability in the hp-upgrade service within HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) versions 3.x through 3.13.11. The upgrade.py script in this service insecurely launches a program from an HTTP URL, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. An attacker could exploit this by intercepting the client-server data stream to execute arbitrary code, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 6.8. While the vulnerability has a moderate attack complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9.4bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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