CVE-2013-4615

Canon MG3100 MG5300 MG6100 MP495 MX340 MX870 MX890 MX920 MX922 - Denial of Service via LAN_TXT24 Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-4615. PoCs published by Matt, including Metasploit module auxiliary/dos/http/canon_wireless_printer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Canon Wireless Printers by sending crafted HTTP requests to the device's management interface, causing it to crash and require a physical power cycle for recovery.

Description

The Canon MG3100, MG5300, MG6100, MP495, MX340, MX870, MX890, MX920, and MX922 printers allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a crafted LAN_TXT24 parameter to English/pages_MacUS/cgi_lan.cgi followed by a direct request to English/pages_MacUS/lan_set_content.html. NOTE: the vendor has apparently responded by stating "Canon believes that its printers will not have to deal with unauthorized access to the network from an external location as long as the printers are used in a secured environment."

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by Matt · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/canon_wireless_printer.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Canon Wireless Printers by sending crafted HTTP requests to the device's management interface, causing it to crash and require a physical power cycle for recovery.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Canon Wireless Printers (multiple models, specific versions not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the printer's HTTP management interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

EPSS 0.6332
EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (9)
canon/mg3100_printer
canon/mg5300_printer
canon/mg6100_printer
canon/mp340_printer
canon/mp495_printer
canon/mx870_printer
canon/mx890_printer
canon/mx920_printer
canon/mx922_printer
Published Jun 21, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026