THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-13771
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-13771

Scan To Network vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Lexmark Scan To Network (SNF) 3.2.9 and earlier stores network configuration credentials in plaintext and transmits them in requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via requests to (1) cgi-bin/direct/printer/prtappauth/apps/snfDestServlet or (2) cgi-bin/direct/printer/prtappauth/apps/ImportExportServlet.
Affected vendor
Lexmark
Affected product
Scan To Network
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Published
2017-09-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-13771

  • Confirm whether Lexmark Scan To Network is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-13771.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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