CVE-2023-6006 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 14 Nov 2023 Updated 8 Jan 2025

Local attackers with write access can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via an unsecured executable load in the pc-pdl-to-image process.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-6006?

CVE-2023-6006 is a high-severity vulnerability in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This vulnerability potentially allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of PaperCut NG. An attacker must have local write access to the C Drive. In addition, Print Archiving must be enabled or the attacker needs to encounter a misconfigured system. This vulnerability does not apply to PaperCut NG installs that have Print Archiving enabled and configured as per the recommended set up procedure. This specific flaw exists within the pc-pdl-to-image process. The process loads an executable from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM

Note: This CVE has been rescored with a "Privileges Required (PR)" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard network users on the host server.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6006?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Papercut Papercut Mf, Papercut Papercut Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-83xv-2q8m-f6c3.