HP Managed Printing Administration up to 2.6.2 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in HP Managed Printing Administration up to 2.6.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Administration. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-4166. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP Managed Printing Administration up to 2.6.2 (Printing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Administration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the MPAUploader.Uploader.1.UploadFiles method in HP Managed Printing Administration before 2.6.4 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via crafted form data.

The weakness was released 12/26/2011 by Andrea Micalizzi (rgod) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4166 since 10/21/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57700 (HP Managed Printing Administration < 2.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 2.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11695.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27013), Tenable (57700), SecurityFocus (BID 51174†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34178†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-59819, VDB-59818 and VDB-59817. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 57700
Nessus Name: HP Managed Printing Administration < 2.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902654
OpenVAS Name: HP Managed Printing Administration Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: hp_mpa_job_acct.rb
MetaSploit Name: HP Managed Printing Administration jobAcct Remote Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Managed Printing Administration 2.6.3
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Timelineinfo

10/21/2011 🔍
12/22/2011 +62 days 🔍
12/26/2011 +4 days 🔍
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01/08/2012 +13 days 🔍
01/26/2012 +18 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1152 days 🔍
05/31/2025 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-4166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59816
SecurityFocus: 51174 - HP Managed Printing Administration Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 34178 - HP Managed Printing Administration Before 2.6.4 MPAUploader Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/31/2025 08:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/09/2017 13:14 (13), 11/28/2021 14:30 (3), 05/31/2025 08:58 (20)
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