CVE-2014-9002
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLantronix xPrintServer does not properly restrict access to ips/, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the c parameter in an rpc action.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Lantronix xPrintServer contains a critical command injection vulnerability where the ips/ directory lacks proper access controls. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary operating system commands by supplying them through the 'c' parameter in an 'rpc' action, achieving full system compromise with CVSS 10 scoring indicating trivial exploitability.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Lantronix xPrintServer devices on the networkScan the network for devices responding on HTTP (port 80) or HTTPS (port 443) that return Lantronix xPrintServer identifiers in HTTP headers, title, or banner information.Affected if A device is found that identifies itself as a Lantronix xPrintServer on the network.
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Check for the ips/rpc endpoint availabilitySend an HTTP GET or POST request to the /ips/rpc path on the identified device (for example, http://[device-ip]/ips/rpc).Affected if The device responds to requests at the ips/rpc endpoint, indicating the vulnerable component is present.
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Verify if unauthenticated access is permittedSend a request to the ips/rpc endpoint without providing any authentication credentials. Observe whether the device accepts the request or returns an authentication error.Affected if The endpoint is accessible without authentication, meaning the vulnerability is exploitable.
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Confirm the device is running an affected versionCheck the device firmware version through its web interface, administrative console, or SNMP if accessible. Since all versions are affected, any version confirms exposure.Affected if The device is confirmed to be a Lantronix xPrintServer of any firmware version.
If a Lantronix xPrintServer device is found on the network with the ips/rpc endpoint accessible without authentication, the environment is affected by CVE-2014-9002.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware update if available; otherwise isolate the device on a restricted network segment or replace the end-of-life device, as the vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote command execution.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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