Directory traversal vulnerability in the PostScript Interpreter, as used on the HP LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, M30xx, M4345, M50xx, M90xx, P3
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PostScript Interpreter, as used on the HP LaserJet 4xxx, 5200, 90xx, M30xx, M4345, M50xx, M90xx, P3005, and P4xxx; LaserJet Enterprise P3015; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 47xx, 5550, 9500, CM60xx, CP35xx, CP4005, and CP6015; Color LaserJet Enterprise CP4xxx; and 9250c Digital Sender with model-dependent firmware through 52.x allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.
- Published
- Apr 29, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.9% · 90th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hp | color laserjet 3000 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_3000 |
| hp | color laserjet 3800 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_3800 |
| hp | color laserjet 4700 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4700 |
| hp | color laserjet 4730 mfp | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_4730_mfp |
| hp | color laserjet 5550 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_5550 |
| hp | color laserjet 9500 mfp | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_9500_mfp |
| hp | color laserjet cm6030 mfp | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cm6030_mfp |
| hp | color laserjet cm6040 mfp | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cm6040_mfp |
| hp | color laserjet cp3505 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cp3505 |
| hp | color laserjet cp3525 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cp3525 |
| hp | color laserjet cp4005 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cp4005 |
| hp | color laserjet cp6015 | cpe:2.3:h:hp:color_laserjet_cp6015 |
and 25 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hp color laserjet 3000q7534a
- hp color laserjet 3800q5981a
- hp color laserjet 4700q7492a
- hp color laserjet 4730 mfpcb480a
- hp color laserjet 5550q3714a
- hp color laserjet 9500 mfpc8549a
- hp color laserjet cm6030 mfpce664a
- hp color laserjet cm6040 mfpq3939a
- hp color laserjet cp3505cb442a
- hp color laserjet cp3525cc469a
- hp color laserjet cp4005cb503a
- hp color laserjet cp6015q3932a
- hp color laserjet enterprise cp4025cc490a
- hp color laserjet enterprise cp4525cc493a
- hp digital sender 9250ccb472a
- hp laserjet 4240q7785a
- hp laserjet 4250q5400a
- hp laserjet 4345 mfpq3942a
- hp laserjet 4350q5407a
- hp laserjet 5200lq7543a
Same product
hp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2011-4161The default configuration of the HP CM8060 Color MFP with Edgeline; Color LaserJet 3xxx, 4xxx, 5550, 9500, CMxxxx, CPxxxx, and Enterprise CP44Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1023
- h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03744742
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.