Ecosys M5526cdw FirmwareOperating system · Kyocera

CVE-2019-13199

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Some Kyocera printers (such as the ECOSYS M5526cdw 2R7_2000.001.701) did not implement any mechanism to avoid CSRF. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the takeover of a local account on the device.

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 · moderate confidence

Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdw and potentially other models lack CSRF protection in their web administration interface. An attacker could craft malicious requests that execute with the privileges of an authenticated user, enabling local account takeover.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens or same-origin validation for all state-changing operations in the printer web interface.

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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 data
Ecosys M5526cdw FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 2r7_2000.001.701

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the printer web interface (typically http://<printer-ip>) and locate the device information or status page. Look for the model name (ECOSYS M5526cdw or similar Kyocera devices).
    Affected if The device is a Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdw or related model with a web administration interface.
  2. Check the firmware version
    In the printer web interface, navigate to the Status, Device Info, or About section. Locate the firmware version field. It should display a version string such as '2r7_2000.001.701'.
    Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 2r7_2000.001.701.
  3. Verify network accessibility of the web interface
    Confirm the printer web administration interface is reachable over the network by accessing http://<printer-ip> from a browser. Check if the login page or status page loads.
    Affected if The web interface is accessible over the network and an attacker could potentially send requests to it.
  4. Confirm lack of anti-CSRF protection
    Inspect the HTML forms in the web interface (especially in sections for user account management, network settings, or device configuration). Look for hidden CSRF token fields in POST requests. Examine if the application validates the Origin or Referer headers.
    Affected if State-changing operations (such as changing admin credentials, network settings, or user accounts) lack anti-CSRF tokens or origin validation in their form submissions.

A user is affected if they have a Kyocera ECOSYS M5526cdw device running firmware version 2r7_2000.001.701 with an accessible web administration interface that lacks CSRF protection on state-changing operations.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens or same-origin validation for all state-changing operations in the printer web interface.

Fix this in Ecosys M5526cdw Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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