# CVE-2023-38523: Information disclosure in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive command history and screenshots via directory listing on Samsung AMX N-Series devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m5m-q46w-3jpx

## What is CVE-2023-38523?

CVE-2023-38523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web interface on multiple Samsung Harman AMX N-Series devices allows directory listing for the /tmp/ directory, without authentication, exposing sensitive information such as the command history and screenshot of the file being processed. This affects N-Series N1115 Wallplate Video Encoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x22A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x33A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N1x33 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2x35 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2x35A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2xx2 Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N2xx2A Video Encoder/Decoder before 1.15.61, N-Series N3000 Video Encoder/Decoder before 2.12.105, and N-Series N4321 Audio Transceiver before 1.00.06.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38523?

It affects 33 products.


Products: Samsung Fgn1115-Wp-Wh Firmware, Samsung Fgn1122-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1122-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn1133-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1133-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn1133a-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1133a-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn1222-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1222-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn1233-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1233-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn1233a-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn1233a-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn2122-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn2122-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn2122a-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn2122a-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn2135-Cd Firmware, Samsung Fgn2135-Sa Firmware, Samsung Fgn2212-Cd Firmware and 13 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38523 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38523 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38523 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38523 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38523/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38523
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38523
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38523

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.