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TI-2023-04212 Aliases CVE-2023-4568GHSA-59g7-q3pq-jv2x

PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC

Priority HIGH 68CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03885 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PaperCutPaperCut NG——Not affectedCNA
  • PaperCut NG VendorPaperCut Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 22.0.12VulnerablePaperCut
  • cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 22.0.12 Vulnerable ·PaperCut

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4568
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59g7-q3pq-jv2x
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-56642 PaperCut MF/NG: Unsafe Dynamic Class Loading in Database Connector KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2023-12085 Improper access control in PaperCut NG KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02373 PaperCut MF/NG 22.0.10 (Build 65996 2023-03-27) - Remote code execution via CSRF KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-56284 PaperCut MF/NG: Authentication Bypass KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-12086 Improper authentication in PaperCut NG KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-20314 PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF before 22.1.3 on Windows allow path traversal, enabling… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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