CVE-2023-39143

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Published Aug 4, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 80.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF before 22.1.3 on Windows allow path traversal, enabling attackers to upload, read, or delete arbitrary files. This leads to remote code execution when external device integration is enabled (a very common configuration).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 80.1% (80.065% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.horizon3.ai/cve-2023-39143-papercut-path-traversal-file-upload-rce-vulnerability/
https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/securitybulletinjuly2023/

History

May 5, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Papercut Papercut Mf Papercut Ng

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 4, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 5, 2025, 3:56 PM
Reserved: Jul 25, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:02 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:02 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 4, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM

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