High severity · published Jul 25, 2023
CVE-2023-3486
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…
7.5
CVSS
79.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)79.2% · higher than 100% 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 22.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3486
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3486
Vendor Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-23
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