CVE-1999-1508 describes a critical vulnerability in the Tektronix PhaserLink Web Server, affecting Phaser Network Printer models 740, 750, 750DP, 840, and 930. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can gain full administrator access by directly navigating to undocumented URLs like ncl_items.html or ncl_subjects.html. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on hot lists, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no known Metasploit or Nuclei module, and community discussion is minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:tek:phaser_network_printer_740:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:tek:phaser_network_printer_750:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:tek:phaser_network_printer_750dp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:tek:phaser_network_printer_840:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:tek:phaser_network_printer_930:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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