Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2024
CVE-2024-8405
An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the web-print.exe process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. This can be used to flood disk space and result in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
Note:
This CVE has been split from CVE-2024-4712.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% 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 23.0.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8405
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8405
Vendor Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024/
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