PaperCut MF FileUploadAuthenticationFilter Authentication Bypass (CVE-2023-3486)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180050

Synopsis

A web application is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The PaperCut MF running on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted message, to bypass access control to upload arbitrary files to the 'upload' directory of the product. This can exhaust system resources and prevent the service from operating as expected.

Solution

Upgrade PaperCut MF to 22.1.13 or later.

See Also

https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJuly2023/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180050

File Name: papercut_mf_cve-2023-3486.nbin

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/23/2023

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3486

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:papercut:papercut_mf

Required KB Items: installed_sw/PaperCut MF

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3486