Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU97974

Improper access control in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF - CVE-2024-8405

Published: October 3, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97974

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8405

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A local user member of a domain admin group can create arbitrary files on the system in specific locations used by the Web Print service and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled.

Affected software

PaperCut NG
PaperCut MF

How to mitigate CVE-2024-8405

Install updates from vendor's website.

PaperCut NG - update to 23.0.9
PaperCut MF - update to 23.0.9

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