+44 (0)203 88 020 88

0
0
Subtotal: £0.00

No products in the basket.

No products in the basket.

Menu

Search

Cyber Security News & Articles

 

Cyber Security
News & Articles

Trusted Cyber Security Experts
25+ Years Industry Experience
Ethical, Professional & Pragmatic

Critical Vulnerability in HP Enterprise Printers

HP Enterprise LaserJet and HP LaserJet Managed printers that use FutureSmart version 5.6 and have enabled IPsec could be vulnerable to a disclosed, unpatched, critical severity vulnerability that HP have warned will take 90 days to remediate. A security bulletin was released by HP this week to inform customers of this vulnerability which includes an extensive list of all affected products. The affected FutureSmart version is no longer available for download to protect users from this vulnerability. Currently there is no evidence of this flaw being exploited in the wild. 

FutureSmart firmware is found on all HP Enterprise device, allowing users to edit printer configurations from both the printer control panel and from a web browser using remote access. The vulnerability in this firmware requires IPsec to be enabled, which is the network security protocol that secures remote and internal communications across the network, and prevents unauthorised access to endpoints. This vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-1707 is an information disclosure vulnerability with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to intercept the ‘scan job data’ transmitted between the printer and other devices on the network, which is a system used for scan-to email or scan-to SharePoint functionality. This disclosure could give the attacker access to potentially sensitive information within the scanning job, including any credentials that were not protected by TLS or other encryption methods.  

HP will be releasing new firmware updates for all affected products, however this has not yet been made available to customers and will take approximately 90 days from the release of their security bulletin. Until this new release is available, HP suggest users rollback the firmware on affected devices to the previous FutureSmart version 5.5.0.3 which was not found to have this flaw. When the new update is released it will be listed by printer model on the HP Customer Support website on their software and driver downloads page. 

 

 

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter today

If you’d like to stay up-to-date with the latest cyber security news and articles from our technical team, you can sign up to our monthly newsletter. 

We hate spam as much as you do, so we promise not to bombard you with emails. We’ll send you a single, curated email each month that contains all of our cyber security news and articles for that month.

Why Choose SecureTeam?

CREST
CCS
ISO9001
ISO27001
CE-PLUS

Customer Testimonials

“We were very impressed with the service, I will say, the vulnerability found was one our previous organisation had not picked up, which does make you wonder if anything else was missed.”

Aim Ltd Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

"Within a very tight timescale, SecureTeam managed to deliver a highly professional service efficiently. The team helped the process with regular updates and escalation where necessary. Would highly recommend"

IoT Solutions Group Limited Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Founder

“First class service as ever. We learn something new each year! Thank you to all your team.”

Royal Haskoning DHV Service Delivery Manager

“We’ve worked with SecureTeam for a few years to conduct our testing. The team make it easy to deal with them; they are attentive and explain detailed reports in a jargon-free way that allows the less technical people to understand. I wouldn’t work with anyone else for our cyber security.”

Capital Asset Management Head of Operations

“SecureTeam provided Derbyshire's Education Data Hub with an approachable and professional service to ensure our schools were able to successfully certify for Cyber Essentials. The team provided a smooth end-to-end service and were always on hand to offer advice when necessary.”

Derbyshire County Council Team Manager Education Data Hub

“A very efficient, professional, and friendly delivery of our testing and the results. You delivered exactly what we asked for in the timeframe we needed it, while maintaining quality and integrity. A great job, done well.”

AMX Solutions IT Project Officer

“We were very pleased with the work and report provided. It was easy to translate the provided details into some actionable tasks on our end so that was great. We always appreciate the ongoing support.”

Innovez Ltd Support Officer

Get in touch today

If you’d like to see how SecureTeam can take your cybersecurity posture to the next level, we’d love to hear from you, learn about your requirements and then send you a free quotation for our services.

Our customers love our fast-turnaround, “no-nonsense” quotations – not to mention that we hate high-pressure sales tactics as much as you do.

We know that every organisation is unique, so our detailed scoping process ensures that we provide you with an accurate quotation for our services, which we trust you’ll find highly competitive.

Get in touch with us today and a member of our team will be in touch to provide you with a quotation. 

Scroll to Top