CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-2533
CVE-2023-2533
PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-07-28.
Federal remediation due 2025-08-18.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session. Exploiting this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.4 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel/
- https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-2533
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-02-26. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.