7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-42913
Samsung SCX-6x55X Printer SMB Password Disclosure
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2021, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-42913 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-42913 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samsung syncthru_web_service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-42913.

URL Resource
https://medium.com/%40windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

Samsung Printer SCX-6X55X Improper Access Control

Python

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2021, 4:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Webmin Local File Include (unauthenticated)

Python

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2021, 4:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-42913 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-42913 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://medium.com/%40windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://medium.com/@windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-922 CWE-522
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/@windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a No Types Assigned https://medium.com/@windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb No Types Assigned https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-922
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:samsung:syncthru_web_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:scx-6555:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:scx-6555n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-42913 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.02%

score

0.53564

percentile

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