Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-39470PaperCut NG print.script.sandboxed Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in NG from PaperCut. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

PaperCut NG print.script.sandboxed Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PaperCut NG. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the management of the print.script.sandboxed setting. The issue results from the exposure of a dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20965.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
PaperCut	NG	22.0.10 65996

Weakness: CWE-749 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-786 x_research-advisory
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