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FKIE_CVE-2023-2533

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-06-20 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:52
Severity
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
help@fluidattacks.comhttps://fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
help@fluidattacks.comhttps://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-2533US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
papercut papercut_mf *
papercut papercut_mf *
papercut papercut_mf *
papercut papercut_ng *
papercut papercut_ng *
papercut papercut_ng *
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