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CVE-2023-2533 — PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

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 l

CVSS
8.4 HIGH
EPSS
36.32% (top 2.90%)
CWE
CWE-352
Published
2023-06-20T14:45:14.102Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:05:45.534Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2025-07-28
BOD 22-01 due
2025-08-18
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
PaperCutPaperCut NG/MF22.0.10, 21.2.12, 20.1.8

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-07-28. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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