# CVE-2023-38523: The web interface on multiple Samsung Harman AMX N-Series devices allows directory listing for the /tmp/ directory, without authentication,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-20 · Updated: 2024-10-28

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://help.harmanpro.com/n1115-svsi-firmware
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x22a-updater
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x33a-updater
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n1x33-updater
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n2x35-updater-hotfix
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n2x35a-updater-hotfix
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n2xx2-updater-hotfix
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n2xx2a-updater
- https://help.harmanpro.com/svsi-n4321-firmware
- https://help.harmanpro.com/n3k-updater-hotfix
- https://wiki.notveg.ninja/blog/CVE-2023-38523/

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