CVE-2023-2533 (GCVE-0-2023-2533)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-20 14:45
Modified
2025-07-30 01:37
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PaperCut PaperCut NG/MF Version: 22.0.10   < 2.1.1
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-07-28

Due date: 2025-08-18

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2533

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