CVE-2013-2343

HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance <10.0 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2013-2343. PoCs published by Metasploit, e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38, juan vazquez, including Metasploit module exploits/linux/misc/hp_vsa_login_bof.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance due to insecure usage of sscanf() during login request parsing. It achieves remote code execution by overwriting the return address and redirecting execution to shellcode.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability on the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra with software before 10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1510.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27555

This Metasploit module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance due to insecure usage of sscanf() during login request parsing. It achieves remote code execution by overwriting the return address and redirecting execution to shellcode.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance versions prior to 10.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system on port 13838
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38, juan vazquez · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/misc/hp_vsa_login_bof.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance due to insecure usage of sscanf() during login request parsing. It achieves remote code execution by overwriting the return address and redirecting execution to shellcode.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance versions prior to 10.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system on port 13838
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

EPSS 0.6181
EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
hp/lefthand_p4000_virtual_san_appliance
hp/lefthand_virtual_san_appliance_hydra
hp/lefthand_virtual_san_appliance_hydra_software < 9.0
Published Jul 02, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026