CVE-2024-1222 Incorrect authorization controls in PaperCut NG/MF APIs

What is CVE-2024-1222?

CVE-2024-1222 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This allows attackers to use a maliciously formed API request to gain access to an API authorization level with elevated privileges. This applies to a small subset of PaperCut NG/MF API calls.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1222?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Papercut Papercut Mf, Papercut Papercut Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-1222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF

• CVE-2023-27350 PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-82078 PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection Exploited Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-81578 PaperCut NG/MF Missing Authentication for Critical Function Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-2533 PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2023-27351 PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication Exploited High 8.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8q2g-9f98-xxwf.