CVE-2023-39469

PaperCut NG External User Lookup Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PaperCut NG. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the External User Lookup functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Java code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21013.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/	Related Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/	Related Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng::::::::

History

30 Jan 2025, 14:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/ -~~	() https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/ - Related, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1285/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Papercut Papercut papercut Ng Papercut papercut Mf
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng::::::::

Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:15

Updated : 2025-01-30 14:53

NVD link : CVE-2023-39469

Mitre link : CVE-2023-39469

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-39469

JSON object : View

Products Affected

papercut

papercut_ng
papercut_mf

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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