CVE-2024-35184
paperless-ngx's remote user auth via header works even when disabling it for API
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- May 15, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Reserved
- May 10, 2024
Description
Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms physical documents into a searchable online archive. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.8.6, remote user authentication allows API access even if API access is explicitly disabled. Version 2.8.6 contains a patchc for the issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
paperless-ngxpaperless-ngx |
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References
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/security/advisories/GHSA-72w4-hxqq-c256
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/pull/6739
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/commit/ed05b40ba461641b1b59b0a92f51f3f6a66ce180
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/releases/tag/v2.8.6
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