CVE-2023-39469 HIGH

CVE-2023-39469: PaperCut NG External User Lookup Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Papercut
Product NG
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published May 3, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated