M1145 Firmware
CVE-2023-40239
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration XML external entity prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Certain Lexmark devices (such as CS310) before 2023-08-25 allow XXE attacks, leading to information disclosure. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Disable external entity processing in XML parsers, use JSON instead of XML where possible.
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This vulnerability is classified as XML External Entity (XXE) (CWE-611), which allows attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing. Certain Lexmark devices (such as CS310) before 2023-08-25 allow XXE attacks, leading to information disclosure. The fixed firmware version is LW80.*.P246, i.e., '*' indicates that the full version specification varies across product model family, but firmware level P246 (or higher) is required to remediate the vulnerability. Affected products include: Lexmark C2132 Firmware, Lexmark Cs310 Firmware, Lexmark Cs317 Firmware, Lexmark Cs410 Firmware, Lexmark Cs417 Firmware. Version information: before 2023.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Certain Lexmark devices (such as CS310) before 2023-08-25 allow XXE attacks, leading to information disclosure. The fixed firmware version is LW80.*.P246, i.e., '*' indicates that the full version specification varies across product model family, but firmware level P246 (or higher) is required to remediate the vulnerability.
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Attack Technique
XML External Entity (XXE) attacks exploit XML parsers that process Document Type Definitions (DTDs) without proper restrictions.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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