Untrusted search path in PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG - CVE-2023-6006

 

Untrusted search path in PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG - CVE-2023-6006

Published: December 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6006
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path within the pc-pdl-to-image process. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.


Affected software

PaperCut MF
PaperCut NG

How to mitigate CVE-2023-6006

Install updates from vendor's website.

PaperCut MF - update to 23.0.1
PaperCut NG - update to 23.0.1

External References

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