HP Multifunction Peripheral Digital Sending Software 4.91.00 improper authentication

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP Multifunction Peripheral Digital Sending Software 4.91.00. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HP Multifunction Peripheral (MFP) Digital Sending Software (DSS) 4.91.00 does not properly configure authentication settings of managed devices within device templates, which allows attackers to access these devices via actions that were intended to require authentication.

The weakness was published 03/07/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0279 since 12/23/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52614 (HP MFP Digital Sending Software 4.91.0 Local Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

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 (65866) and Tenable (52614).

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 52614
Nessus Name: HP MFP Digital Sending Software 4.91.0 Local Authentication Bypass
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12/23/2010 🔍
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03/20/2015 +1468 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0279 (🔍)
X-Force: 65866
SecurityTracker: 1025155 - HP MFP Digital Sending Software Lets Local Users Disable Authentication
Vulnerability Center: 30292 - HP MFP Digital Sending Software 4.91.00 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 46679 - HP MFP Digital Sending Software Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 43618 - HP MFP Digital Sending Software Managed Devices Security Bypass, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2011-0561

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/19/2021 08:28
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (54), 03/18/2017 08:40 (17), 10/19/2021 08:28 (3)
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