CVE-2023-3486

An authentication bypass exists in PaperCut NG versions 22.0.12 and prior that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to the PaperCut NG host’s file storage. This could exhaust system resources and prevent the service from operating as expected.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-23	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng::::::::

History

31 Jul 2023, 18:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-434
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng::::::::
First Time		Papercut papercut Ng Papercut Papercut papercut Mf
References	~~(MISC) https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/ - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-23 -~~	(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-23 - Third Party Advisory

26 Jul 2023, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/ -

25 Jul 2023, 13:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-07-25 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-3486

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3486

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3486

JSON object : View

Products Affected

papercut

papercut_mf
papercut_ng

CWE

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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