HP LaserJet Pro up to Firmware 20130703 Access Control privileges management

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HP LaserJet Pro up to Firmware 20130703. This impacts an unknown function of the component Access Control Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4807. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in HP LaserJet Pro up to Firmware 20130703. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Access Control Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LaserJet Pro P1102w, P1606dn, M1212nf MFP, M1213nf MFP, M1214nfh MFP, M1216nfh MFP, M1217nfw MFP, M1218nfs MFP, and CP1025nw with firmware before 2013-07-26 20130703 allows remote attackers to modify data via unknown vectors.
The weakness was presented 07/31/2013 by Micha Sajdak (Securitum) with Securitum.pl as c03825817 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at h20566.www2.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4807 since 07/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69283 (HP LaserJet Pro /dev/save_restore.xml Administrative Password Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43305 (HP LaserJet Pro Printers Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability (c03825817)).
Upgrading to version Firmware 20130703 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86178), Tenable (69283), SecurityFocus (BID 61565†), OSVDB (95907†) and Secunia (SA54319†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Affected
- LaserJet Pro P1102w
- LaserJet Pro P1606dn
- LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP
- LaserJet Pro M1213nf MFP
- LaserJet Pro M1218nfs MFP
- LaserJet Pro CP1025nw
- LaserJet Pro M1214nfh MFP
- LaserJet Pro M1216nfh MFP
- LaserJet Pro M1217nfw MFP
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.hp.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 69283
Nessus Name: HP LaserJet Pro /dev/save_restore.xml Administrative Password Disclosure
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: LaserJet Pro Firmware 20130703
Timeline
07/12/2013 🔍07/26/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: c03825817
Researcher: Micha Sajdak (Securitum)
Organization: Securitum.pl
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2013-4807 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4807
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9843
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X-Force: 86178 - HP LaserJet URLs unauthorized access, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 61565 - Multiple HP LaserJet Pro Printers CVE-2013-4807 Unspecified Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 54319 - HP LaserJet Pro Printers Security Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 95907
SecurityTracker: 1028869
Vulnerability Center: 41017 - HP LaserJet Pro Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Unauthorized Data Modification, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/06/2013 11:38Updated: 04/22/2025 23:50
Changes: 08/06/2013 11:38 (82), 05/08/2017 09:13 (3), 05/21/2021 08:26 (3), 05/21/2021 08:27 (1), 12/25/2024 05:35 (16), 04/22/2025 23:50 (2)
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Committer: olku
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