Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG - CVE-2024-1654

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PaperCut MF and PaperCut NG - CVE-2024-1654

Published: March 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87600
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1654
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PaperCut Software
Affected software:
PaperCut MF
PaperCut NG

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the admin console. A remote authenticated administrator can perform unauthorized write operations and execute arbitrary code on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-1654

Install updates from vendor's website.

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