CVE-2023-2533highunder attackCWE-352

CVE-2023-2533: high-severity vulnerability in PaperCut NG/MF

PaperCut MF/NG 22.0.10 (Build 65996 2023-03-27) - Remote code execution via CSRF

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76Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA and has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Actcvss 8.4epss 29%
from disclosure to weapon771 days
Published on NVDJun 20
1st PoC+771d
CISA KEV+769d
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2025-08-18

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

In short

PaperCut MF/NG has a security flaw that allows an attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into making dangerous changes or running malicious code by clicking a specially crafted link. This happens because the application doesn't properly verify that requests come from legitimate users.

Technical detail

A CSRF vulnerability in PaperCut NG/MF 22.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to forge requests that execute with an authenticated admin's privileges if the admin is tricked into clicking a malicious link. The attack vector is client-side social engineering; requires an active admin session and victim interaction. Impact includes arbitrary code execution and security configuration changes.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

The full analysis of this CVE is available in Portuguese →

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session. Exploiting this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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