CVE-2023-39469

HIGH EPSS 99.0%
Published May 3, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Description

PaperCut NG External User Lookup Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PaperCut NG. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the External User Lookup functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Java code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21013.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
99.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
papercutpapercut_mf* <22.1.1
papercutpapercut_ng* <22.1.1

References 2

  • papercut.com https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/
    Vendor AdvisoryRelated
  • zerodayinitiative.com https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.