CVE-2023-39143 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting PaperCut NG and MF versions prior to 22.1.3 on Windows, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload, read, or delete arbitrary files. This flaw can lead to remote code execution (RCE) when external device integration is enabled, a common configuration. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction. While not yet listed in CISA KEV, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 22.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_mf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 22.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.