Seiko Epson Printer Web Config cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Seiko Epson Printer. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Config. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-27520. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Seiko Epson Printer (Printing Software) (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Web Config. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SEIKO EPSON printers/network interface Web Config allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to hijack the authentication and perform unintended operations by having a logged-in user view a malicious page. [Note] Web Config is the software that allows users to check the status and change the settings of SEIKO EPSON printers/network interface via a web browser. According to SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, it is also called as Remote Manager in some products. Web Config is pre-installed in some printers/network interface provided by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. For the details of the affected product names/model numbers, refer to the information provided by the vendor.

The weakness was shared 04/11/2023. The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-27520 since 03/02/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31282). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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03/02/2023 🔍
04/11/2023 +39 days 🔍
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11/17/2025 +951 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-27520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225469
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 11:49
Updated: 11/17/2025 09:32
Changes: 04/11/2023 11:49 (38), 04/26/2023 22:03 (11), 02/10/2025 23:40 (22), 11/17/2025 09:32 (1)
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