CVE-2023-27351: PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of PaperCut NG 22.0.5 (Build 63914). Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SecurityRequestFilter class. The issue results from improper implementation of the authentication algorithm. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19226.
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N · CWE-287
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
PaperCut: NG
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- www.papercut.com/kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219 (opens in new tab)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-232/ (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)