CVE-2023-3486 (GCVE-0-2023-3486)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-25 12:50 – Updated: 2024-10-23 19:02
VLAI
Title
PaperCut NG Unauthenticated File Upload
Summary
An authentication bypass exists in PaperCut NG versions 22.0.12 and prior that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to the PaperCut NG host’s file storage. This could exhaust system resources and prevent the service from operating as expected.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PaperCut PaperCut NG Affected: 0 , < 22.1.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2023-07-25 12:51
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