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CVE-2023-2533

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-06-20 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability — PaperCut NG/MF

PaperCut NG/MF contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code.

Added to KEV: 2025-07-28
Remediation due: 2025-08-18
Ransomware use: Unknown
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.
Notes: https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2533

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-06-20
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 8.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-352

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• papercut papercut mf (< 20.1.8) • papercut papercut mf (>= 21.0.0 < 21.2.12) • papercut papercut mf (>= 22.0.0 < 22.1.1) • papercut papercut ng (< 20.1.8) • papercut papercut ng (>= 21.0.0 < 21.2.12) • papercut papercut ng (>= 22.0.0 <= 22.1.1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery weakness

References