CVE-2024-1654 Unauthorized write operations in PaperCut NG/MF

What is CVE-2024-1654?

CVE-2024-1654 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This vulnerability potentially allows unauthorized write operations which may lead to remote code execution. An attacker must already have authenticated admin access and knowledge of both an internal system identifier and details of another valid user to exploit this.

Weakness: CWE-183

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1654?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Papercut Papercut Mf, Papercut Papercut Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1654 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-2024-1654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1654 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-hv4j-7wh2-m4p5.