Cross-site request forgery in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF - CVE-2023-2533
Published: August 31, 2023 / Updated: July 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80181
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2533
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: PaperCut Software
Affected software:
PaperCut NG
PaperCut MF
PaperCut NG
PaperCut MF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the application administrator to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as alter security settings or execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-2533
Install update from vendor's website.