CVE-2022-2794 Denial of service in Certain HP PageWide Pro printers

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service on HP PageWide Pro printers, requiring users to apply vendor patches.

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-2022-2794?

CVE-2022-2794 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Certain HP PageWide Pro printers, published on 18 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain HP PageWide Pro Printers may be vulnerable to a potential denial of service attack.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2794?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Hp Pagewide 352dw J6u57a Firmware, Hp Pagewide 377dw J9v80a Firmware, Hp Pagewide Managed P55250dw J6u51b Firmware, Hp Pagewide Managed P55250dw J6u55a Firmware, Hp Pagewide Managed P55250dw J6u55b Firmware, Hp Pagewide Managed P57750dw J9v82a Firmware and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-2794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3j7-gp78-ggjf.

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