What is CVE-2019-8948?

CVE-2019-8948 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Papercut Papercut_mf, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-8948?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Papercut Papercut_mf

CVE-2019-8948

PaperCut MF before 18.3.6 and PaperCut NG before 18.3.6 allow script injection via the user interface, aka PC-15163.

EPSS: 0.039 (89.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8948?: CVE-2019-8948 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Papercut Papercut_mf, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-8948?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.