VDB-239697 · CVE-2023-4568 · GCVE-0-2023-4568

Papercut NG up to 22.0.12 XMLRPC improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Papercut NG up to 22.0.12 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component XMLRPC. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-4568. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Papercut NG up to 22.0.12. This affects an unknown part of the component XMLRPC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2023. The advisory is shared at tenable.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-4568 since 08/28/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Papercut

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Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Tenable Network Security, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/28/2023 🔍
09/14/2023 +17 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-4568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239697

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2023 07:41
Changes: 09/14/2023 07:41 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103