CVE-2013-6427
hplip: insecure auto update feature
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · December 3, 2013
Updated · January 8, 2026
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.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of hplip and hplip3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified