7.5

CVE-2021-42913: samsung syncthru_web_service Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 20-12-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-42913 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in samsung syncthru_web_service. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.85%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 1.79% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Samsung1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links