# CVE-2024-5143: Missing authorization in Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers

> Administrators can modify SMTP settings without re-authentication, potentially exposing original SMTP credentials by redirecting email traffic.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2024
- **Updated:** 31 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g684-gpwp-v5mj

## What is CVE-2024-5143?

CVE-2024-5143 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers , published on 23 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A user with device administrative privileges can change existing SMTP server settings on the device, without having to re-enter SMTP server credentials.  By redirecting send-to-email traffic to the new server, the original SMTP server credentials may potentially be exposed.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5143?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Hp W1a75a Firmware, Hp W1a76a Firmware, Hp W1a77a Firmware, Hp W1a78a Firmware, Hp W1a79a Firmware, Hp W1a80a Firmware, Hp W1a81a Firmware, Hp W1a82a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5143?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5143 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5143 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5143 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers , published on 23 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Certain HP LaserJet Pro Printers . No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5143/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5143/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5143
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5143
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5143

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5143/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.