hplip: insecure auto update feature
Published Dec 9, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.98%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.4b
- 3.9.6
- 3.9.8
- 3.9.10
- 3.9.12
- 3.10.2
- 3.10.5
- 3.10.6
- 3.10.9
- 3.11.1
- 3.11.3
- 3.11.3
- 3.11.3a
- 3.11.5
- 3.11.7
- 3.11.10
- 3.11.12
- 3.12.2
- 3.12.4
- 3.12.6
- 3.12.9
- 3.12.10
- 3.12.10
- 3.12.11
- 3.13.2
- 3.13.3
- 3.13.4
- 3.13.5
- 3.13.6
- 3.13.7
- 3.13.8
- 3.13.9
- 3.13.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
hplip3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
hplip
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
hplip
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | hplip3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | hplip | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of hplip and hplip3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.98% (0.03978) | 90.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03945) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00588) | 67.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 77.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 76.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 74.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 73.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00580) | 74.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 73.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.33% (0.09329) | 94.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.33% (0.09329) | 93.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.33% (0.09329) | 87.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6427 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038434 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6427
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6427
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00087.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/05/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2085-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6427 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853405 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038434 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6427 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6427 |
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