CVE-2024-27142
Toshiba printers use XML communication for the API endpoint provided by the printer. For the endpoint, XML parsing library is used and it is vulnerable to a time-based blind XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. An attacker can DoS the printers. An attacker can exploit the XXE to retrieve information. As for the affected products/models/versions, see the reference URL.
- Affected products
- Toshiba Printers
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 0.9% (58th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-776
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2024-06-14
- Attack patterns
- CAPEC-197
- Entry point
- <DOCTYPE lolz> request body
- Path
- contentwebserver
Fix
This issue is fixed in the version released on June 14, 2024 and all later versions.
Workaround
When connecting the MFPs and printers with an outer network such as the Internet, only operate it in a network environment protected by a firewall, etc. to prevent information from being leaked due to incorrect settings or avoid illegal access by unauthorized users.
1 known exploit for CVE-2024-27142
Proof-of-concept code and exploit modules indexed by Sploitus