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CVE-2024-8405

MEDIUM
Published 2024-09-26T01:36:26.364Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.527
Higher than 52.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH

Description

An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the web-print.exe process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. This can be used to flood disk space and result in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Note:

This CVE has been split from CVE-2024-4712.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

PaperCut

PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF

Affected Versions:

0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-frvp-fph6-68p5

Advisory Details

An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the web-print.exe process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. This can be used to flood disk space and result in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Note: This CVE has been split from CVE-2024-4712.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8405
WEB https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 26, 2024, Modified: October 3, 2024

References

https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-May-2024/
Published: 2024-09-26T01:36:26.364Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-26T15:02:10.145Z
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