Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU80183

Code Injection in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF - CVE-2023-39469

Published: August 31, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU80183

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39469

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the External User Lookup functionality. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary Java code on the target system.

Affected software

PaperCut NG
PaperCut MF

How to mitigate CVE-2023-39469

Install updates from vendor's website.

PaperCut NG - update to 22.1.1
PaperCut MF - update to 22.1.1

External References

https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/

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