CVE-2023-38523

Public Exploit

Description

The web interface on multiple Samsung Harman AMX N-Series devices allows directory listing for the /tmp/ directory, without authentication, exposing sensitive information such as the command history and screenshot of the file being processed. This affects N-Series N1115 Wallplate Video Encoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x22A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x33A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x33 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2x35 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2x35A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2xx2 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2xx2A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N3000 Video Encoder/Decoder before 2.12.105, and N-Series N4321 Audio Transceiver before 1.00.06.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.26%
Third-Party Advisory notveg.ninja
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://help.harmanpro.com/n1115-svsi-firmware release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x22a-updater release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x33a-updater release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x33-updater release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n2x35-updater-hotfix release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n2x35a-updater-hotfix release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n2xx2-updater-hotfix release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n2xx2a-updater release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/svsi-n4321-firmware release notes
https://help.harmanpro.com/n3k-updater-hotfix release notes
https://wiki.notveg.ninja/blog/CVE-2023-38523/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38523?
CVE-2023-38523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-38523?
To fix CVE-2023-38523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-38523 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-38523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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