CVE-2023-2533

Published Jun 20, 2023

Last updated 19 days ago

Exploit known CVSS high 8.4

PaperCut

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: help@fluidattacks.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: papercut_mf, papercut_ng

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Jul 28, 2025
Exploit action due: Aug 18, 2025
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.

Weaknesses

help@fluidattacks.com: CWE-352
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-352

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
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          {
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            "matchCriteriaId": "C32F194D-D229-4694-B8AD-94BB7B427378",
            "versionEndExcluding": "20.1.8",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "373E06E9-6AAB-45D4-84FE-B12BB48086D7",
            "versionEndExcluding": "21.2.12",
            "versionStartIncluding": "21.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "B94F9EC5-EC1D-47CB-ABDA-90845C4485AA",
            "versionEndExcluding": "22.1.1",
            "versionStartIncluding": "22.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "E79D1429-D66B-4A09-8375-B92D667D54A3",
            "versionEndExcluding": "20.1.8",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "BBE00F06-73FB-4A8D-8C34-54517A08CA7A",
            "versionEndExcluding": "21.2.12",
            "versionStartIncluding": "21.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "BF6B8BA0-F12A-4CD7-8B99-58F7B32ED08E",
            "versionEndIncluding": "22.1.1",
            "versionStartIncluding": "22.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

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Configurations

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