vulnerability
Brother Printer: CVE-2024-51978: Authentication Bypass via Use of Weak Credentials
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 25, 2025 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 25, 2025
Added
Jun 25, 2025
Modified
Jun 25, 2025
Description
An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.
Solution
brother-printers-no-fix-available
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