CVE-2023-34259 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Kyocera TASKalfa 4053ci printers through 2VG_S000.002.561 allow /wlmdeu%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e directory traversal to read arbitrary files on the filesystem, even files that require root privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-23575.

Published: 2023-11-03

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: 93.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:kyocera:d-copia253mf_plus_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:kyocera:d-copia253mf_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.93175.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/15

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Kyocera taskalfa 4053ci
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:kyocera:taskalfa_4053ci::::::::
Vendors & Products		Kyocera taskalfa 4053ci
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Kyocera D-copia253mf Plus D-copia253mf Plus Firmware Taskalfa 4053ci

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-06T13:41:43.138Z

Reserved: 2023-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-34259

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:54.342Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-03T04:15:20.853

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:06:52.813

Link: CVE-2023-34259

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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