HP HPLIP 1.6.7 upgrade.py code injection

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A vulnerability was found in HP HPLIP 1.6.7. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file upgrade.py. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 12/03/2013 as 8653405 as not defined bug report (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.novell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6427 since 11/04/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/02/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71235 (Slackware 14.0 : hplip (SSA:2013-339-04)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195816 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Hplip Vulnerabilities (USN-2085-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89466) and Tenable (71235). Similar entry is available at 65991.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 71235
Nessus Name: Slackware 14.0 : hplip (SSA:2013-339-04)
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OpenVAS ID: 702829
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2829-1 (hplip - several vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: 8653405
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-6427 (🔍)
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X-Force: 89466
Vulnerability Center: 42581 - HP Linux Imaging and Printing 1.6.7 and 3 Through 3.13.11 Remote Code Execution via Man-in-the-Middle Attack, High
SecurityFocus: 64131
OSVDB: 100651

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/09/2013 12:45
Updated: 06/02/2021 20:25
Changes: 12/09/2013 12:45 (47), 05/17/2017 09:08 (29), 06/02/2021 20:25 (3)
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Committer: olku

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