CVE-2004-1856

Exp

devices_update_printer_fw_upload.hts in HP Web JetAdmin 7.5.2546, when no password is set, allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to the printer directory.

Published: 2004-03-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1856 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 29.53%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +7.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1856

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23878 exploit_db edb 2004-03-24 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1856

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 21.67% 29.53% +7.86%
2 2025-03-30 21.95% 21.67% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 — 21.95% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1856

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1856

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1856

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp web_jetadmin 7.5.2546 cpe:2.3:a:hp:web_jetadmin:7.5.2546:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1856

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