High CVSS 8.4

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in
PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable
an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could
be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session. Exploiting
this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking
a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 8.4 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: csrf, rce (tag impact: VERY HIGH)

Recommended actions:

  • CSRF tokens, SameSite=Strict for cookies, validate Origin/Referer.
  • Patch/upgrade immediately (remote code execution).
  • Reduce exposure (WAF/segmentation), minimize attack surface.

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