CVE-2024-1654: Unauthorized write operations in PaperCut NG/MF

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-183

Description

This vulnerability potentially allows unauthorized write operations which may lead to remote code execution. An attacker must already have authenticated admin access and knowledge of both an internal system identifier and details of another valid user to exploit this.

Affected products

PaperCut MF: before 20.1.10; from 21.0.0 before 21.2.14; from 22.0.0 before 22.1.5; from 23.0.1 before 23.0.7 — fixed in 20.1.10, 21.2.14, 22.1.5, 23.0.7
PaperCut NG: before 20.1.10; from 21.0.0 before 21.2.14; from 22.0.0 before 22.1.5; from 23.0.1 before 23.0.7 — fixed in 20.1.10, 21.2.14, 22.1.5, 23.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PaperCut MF 20.1.10, 21.2.14, 22.1.5, 23.0.7; PaperCut NG 20.1.10, 21.2.14, 22.1.5, 23.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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