CVE-2024-9672 Reflected XSS in PaperCut MF

What is CVE-2024-9672?

CVE-2024-9672 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PaperCut MF, published on 9 Dec 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

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF. This issue can be used to execute specially created JavaScript payloads in the browser. A user must click on a malicious link for this issue to occur.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-917

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9672?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Papercut Papercut Mf, Papercut Papercut Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-9672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in 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-q234-cxpj-mgpq.