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CVE-2023-3486: Potential Denial of Service Issue

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CVE-2023-3486: Potential Denial of Service Issue

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C)
Published
07/25/2023
Created
08/10/2023
Added
08/10/2023
Modified
08/25/2023

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of PaperCut. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. This flaw allows an attacker with direct server IP access to upload arbitrary files into a target directory. This could exhaust systems resources and prevent PaperCut from operating as expected.

Solution(s)

  • papercut-july-2023-upgrade-to-recommended-version

References

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