CVE-2023-4568

PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC

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Published Sep 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

PaperCut NG allows for unauthenticated XMLRPC commands to be run by default. Versions 22.0.12 and below are confirmed to be affected, but later versions may also be affected due to lack of a vendor supplied patch.

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

PaperCut

PaperCut NG

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	unknown	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.885% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-31

History

Sep 25, 2024 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Papercut Papercut Ng

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 25, 2024, 7:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Sep 13, 2023, 8:28 PM
Updated: Sep 25, 2024, 7:58 PM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2023, 6:17 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:38 AM

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