Findings

CVE-2023-2533

PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Published Jun 20, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · papercut papercut mf

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 20, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 cr

  2. Jul 28, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Aug 18, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 cr

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.

CISA due date Aug 18, 2025

Affected

  • cpe papercut/papercut mfversion unspecified
  • cpe papercut/papercut ngversion unspecified
  • vendor PaperCut NG/MFversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-2533

    PaperCut NG/MF contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-2533

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-2533

    30-day exploitation probability 28.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-2533

    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 l

    nvd.nist.gov

References