What is CVE-2024-5143?

CVE-2024-5143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp W1a75a, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-5143?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5143 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Hp W1a75a

CVE-2024-5143

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

hp-security-alert@hp.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5143?: CVE-2024-5143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp W1a75a, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-5143?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5143 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.