CVE-2023-39469
PaperCut NG External User Lookup Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- May 3, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 2, 2023
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.2 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
NGPaperCut |
|
References
- ZDI-23-1285
- vendor-provided URLvendor-advisory
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