CVE-2023-2533

HIGH8.4Published on June 20, 2023

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.

Actively exploited

  • In the CISA exploited-vulnerabilities catalogue since Jul 28, 2025
  • US federal agencies must remediate it by Aug 18, 2025 (BOD 22-01)
  • First attack observed 768 days after disclosure

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Source: CISA KEV · Jan 20, 2026 Nov 12, 2025 Aug 12, 2025 Jul 29, 2025 Jul 28, 2025

CVSS score8.4 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)CWE-352, CWE-352
Vendorspapercut

Affected products

VendorsProdottoVersioni
papercutpapercut mf< 20.1.8
papercutpapercut ng< 20.1.8

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