# CVE-2024-1883: Reflected XSS in PaperCut NG/MF

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers via malicious URLs, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity in PaperCut NG/MF.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6xfp-26pf-r3p6

## What is CVE-2024-1883?

CVE-2024-1883 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This is a reflected cross site scripting vulnerability in the PaperCut NG/MF application server. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious URL that contains a script. When an unsuspecting user clicks on this malicious link, it could potentially lead to limited loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-76 (Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1883?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Papercut Papercut Mf, Papercut Papercut Ng.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1883?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF

- [CVE-2023-27350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27350/): PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-82078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82078/): PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-81578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81578/): PaperCut NG/MF Missing Authentication for Critical Function (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-2533](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2533/): PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-27351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27351/): PaperCut NG/MF Improper Authentication (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1883 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1883 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1883/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1883/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1883
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1883
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1883

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1883/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.