CVE-2018-5923 Code injection in HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP PageWide Enterprise, HP LaserJet Managed, and HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on HP Enterprise printers due to insufficient signature checking in solution applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5923?
CVE-2018-5923 is a critical code injection vulnerability in HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP PageWide Enterprise, HP LaserJet Managed, and HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers, published on 27 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP PageWide Enterprise, HP LaserJet Managed, and HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers, solution application signature checking may allow potential execution of arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5923?
It affects 138 products.
Products include Hp Color Laserjet Cm4540 Mfp Firmware, Hp Color Laserjet Cp5525 Firmware, Hp Color Laserjet Enterprise Flow Mfp M681f Firmware, Hp Color Laserjet Enterprise Flow Mfp M681z Firmware, Hp Color Laserjet Enterprise Flow Mfp M682z Firmware, Hp Color Laserjet Enterprise M552 Firmware and 132 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-5923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP PageWide Enterprise, HP LaserJet Managed, and HP OfficeJet Enterprise Printers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2pq-pfgc-q2g7.