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MEDIUM
CVE-2012-5221
HP Printers Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the PostScript Interpreter, as used on the HP LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, M30xx, M4345, M50xx, M90xx, P3005, and P4xxx; LaserJet Enterprise P3015; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 47xx, 5550, 9500, CM60xx, CP35xx, CP4005, and CP6015; Color LaserJet Enterprise CP4xxx; and 9250c Digital Sender with model-dependent firmware through 52.x allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 31, 2013, 4:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-5221 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5221 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hp laserjet_4250
2 Hp laserjet_4350
3 Hp laserjet_9040
4 Hp laserjet_9050
5 Hp color_laserjet_4700
6 Hp color_laserjet_4730_mfp
7 Hp color_laserjet_5550
8 Hp color_laserjet_9500_mfp
9 Hp laserjet_4240
10 Hp laserjet_4345_mfp
11 Hp laserjet_9050_mfp
12 Hp laserjet_m3027_mfp
13 Hp laserjet_m3035_mfp
14 Hp laserjet_m4345_mfp
15 Hp laserjet_m5025_mfp
16 Hp laserjet_m5035_mfp
17 Hp laserjet_p3005
18 Hp laserjet_p4014
19 Hp laserjet_p4015
20 Hp color_laserjet_cp3525
21 Hp color_laserjet_cp6015
22 Hp color_laserjet_3000
23 Hp color_laserjet_3800
24 Hp color_laserjet_cm6030_mfp
25 Hp color_laserjet_cm6040_mfp
26 Hp color_laserjet_cp3505
27 Hp color_laserjet_cp4005
28 Hp color_laserjet_enterprise_cp4025
29 Hp color_laserjet_enterprise_cp4525
30 Hp digital_sender_9250c
31 Hp laserjet_5200l
32 Hp laserjet_5200n
33 Hp laserjet_9040_mfp
34 Hp laserjet_enterprise_p3015
35 Hp laserjet_m9040_mpf
36 Hp laserjet_m9050_mpf
37 Hp laserjet_p4515
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-5221.

URL Resource
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1023
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03744742 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Simple metasploit module that attempts to dump HP printer web admin credentials

hp metasploit printers cve-2012-5221

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Updated: 1 year ago
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Born at : Sept. 20, 2022, 6:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} 0.00%

score

0.59354

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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