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PaperCut NG 21.2 < 21.2.12 / 22.x < 22.1.1 Path Traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 244063

Synopsis

PaperCut NG installed on remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

The version of PaperCut NG installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability. A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG before 22.1.1 and PaperCut MF before 22.1.1. Under specific conditions, this could potentially allow an authenticated attacker to achieve read-only access to the server's filesystem, because requests beginning with GET /ui/static/..//.. reach getStaticContent in UIContentResource.class in the static-content-files servlet.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PaperCut NG version 21.2.12, 22.1.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 244063

File Name: papercut_ng_22_1_1_cve-2023-31046.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/6/2025

Updated: 8/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31046

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:papercut:papercut_ng

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/PaperCut NG

Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31046