CVE-2013-6427

Exp

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.

Published: 2013-12-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-6427 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.94%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.16% 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-2013-6427

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6427

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 0.78% 3.94% +3.16%
2 2026-01-08 0.59% 0.78% +0.19%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.59% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6427

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6427

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6427

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-6427 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-2013-6427
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6427
ubuntu low CVE-2013-6427 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (hplip), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 2, released 2, ignored 1, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6427

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6427

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 3.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.9.4:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.3:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 3.11.12 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project 3.13.10 cpe:2.3:a:hp:linux_imaging_and_printing_project:3.13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6427

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