CVE-2013-4325

The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process.

Published: 2013-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4325 is rated Low Risk (39.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4325

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 0.07% 0.42% +0.35%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4325

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4325

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4325

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-4325 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (hplip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4325
gentoo high CVE-2013-4325: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-27), 5 atom(s) (app-emulation/libvirt, net-misc/spice-gtk, net-print/hplip, sys-apps/systemd, sys-auth/polkit); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-4325
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4325
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-4325 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4325

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4325

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 2.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.4b cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.3a cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.11.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.10:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.12.11 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.7 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.8 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.9 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4325

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