High severity · published Dec 20, 2021
CVE-2021-42913
The SyncThru Web Service on Samsung SCX-6x55X printers allows an attacker to gain access to a list of SMB users and cleartext passwords by reading the HTML source code
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The SyncThru Web Service on Samsung SCX-6x55X printers allows an attacker to gain access to a list of SMB users and cleartext passwords by reading the HTML source code. Authentication is not required.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Syncthru Web Service · Samsung
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42913
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42913
medium.com
https://medium.com/%40windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a
Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
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