Medium severity · published Oct 19, 2023
CVE-2023-31046
A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG before 22.1.1 and PaperCut MF before 22.1.1
6.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG before 22.1.1 and PaperCut MF before 22.1.1. Under specific conditions, this could potentially allow an authenticated attacker to achieve read-only access to the server's filesystem, because requests beginning with "GET /ui/static/..//.." reach getStaticContent in UIContentResource.class in the static-content-files servlet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
PaperCut MF/NG · PaperCut
before 22.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31046
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31046
Third Party Advisory
https://research.aurainfosec.io/disclosure/papercut/
Third Party Advisory
https://web.archive.org/web/20230814061444/https://research.aurainfosec.io/disclosure/papercut/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219#security-notifications
Vendor Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023
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