CVE-2021-42913

Published: Dec 20, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Samsung: Syncthru Web Service

Samsung

1 product

Syncthru Web Service

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Samsung Syncthru Web Service	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Samsung Scx 6555	All versions
Samsung Scx 6555n	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

References (4)

https://medium.com/%40windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://medium.com/%40windsormoreira/samsung-printer-scx-6x55x-improper-access-control-cve-2021-42913-bd50837e5e9a

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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