PaperCut NG External User Lookup Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (PaperCut NG)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 61.37 % · percentile 99 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- zdi
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-43192
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-39469
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 22.1.1cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 22.1.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| PaperCut · NG | affected 22.0.12 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |