CVE-2009-0940

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) on HP LaserJet Printers, Edgeline Printers, and Digital Senders allow remote attackers to hijack the intranet connectivity of arbitrary users for requests that (1) print documents via unknown vectors, (2) modify the network configuration via a NetIPChange request to hp/device/config_result_YesNo.html/config, or (3) change the password via the Password and ConfirmPassword parameters to hp/device/set_config_password.html/config.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory hp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0754 vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01684566 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/52848 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34143 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/52849 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501884/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.louhinetworks.fi/advisory/HP_20090317.txt exploit
http://osvdb.org/52847 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0940?
CVE-2009-0940 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0940?
To fix CVE-2009-0940, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0940 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0940 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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