CVE-2023-6006

MEDIUM EPSS 28.0%
Published Nov 14, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.7 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 14, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system. This vulnerability does not apply to PaperCut NG installs that have Print Archiving enabled and configured as per the recommended set up procedure. This specific flaw exists within the pc-pdl-to-image process. The process loads an executable from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM Note: This CVE has been rescored with a "Privileges Required (PR)" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard network users on the host server.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.7
Exploitability
0.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
28.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-250

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
papercutpapercut_mf* <23.0.1
papercutpapercut_ng* <23.0.1
microsoftwindows*any

References 2

  • papercut.com https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/CommonSecurityQuestions/
  • papercut.com https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-November-2023/
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.