CVE-2024-35184

paperless-ngx's remote user auth via header works even when disabling it for API

CVSS 5.5 MEDIUMEPSS 0.5%CWE-287

Vexday Risk Score

13Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.5%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

15 May 2024Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms physical documents into a searchable online archive. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.8.6, remote user authentication allows API access even if API access is explicitly disabled. Version 2.8.6 contains a patchc for the issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

paperless-ngx · paperless-ngx

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References

https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/commit/ed05b40ba461641b1b59b0a92f51f3f6a66ce180 https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/pull/6739 https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/releases/tag/v2.8.6 https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/security/advisories/GHSA-72w4-hxqq-c256