Papercut Papercut MF up to 13.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Papercut Papercut MF up to 13.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2659. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Papercut Papercut MF up to 13.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin UI in Papercut MF and NG before 14.1 (Build 26983) allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 04/22/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2659 since 03/26/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122058 (Papercut NG Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92648), SecurityFocus (BID 66978†), Secunia (SA58037†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44684†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-69510 and VDB-69509. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Papercut MF 13.1

Timelineinfo

03/26/2014 🔍
04/10/2014 +15 days 🔍
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04/18/2014 +8 days 🔍
04/22/2014 +4 days 🔍
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05/29/2014 +37 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +300 days 🔍
05/11/2026 +4065 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69436
X-Force: 92648
SecurityFocus: 66978 - PaperCut MF And PaperCut NG CVE-2014-2659 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 58037 - PaperCut MF / NG Cross-Site Request Forgery and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44684 - PaperCut MF and NG <14.1 Remote CSRF Vulnerability in Admin UI, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/11/2026 12:16
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (58), 05/29/2017 08:58 (7), 05/11/2026 12:16 (19)
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