What is CVE-2024-35184?

CVE-2024-35184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paperless-ngx, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-35184?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Paperless-ngx

CVE-2024-35184

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms physical documents into a searchable online archive. Starting in version 2.5.0 and prior to version 2.8.6, remote user authentication allows API access even if API access is exp…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Paperless-ngx — versions >= 2.5.0, < 2.8.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35184?: CVE-2024-35184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paperless-ngx, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-35184?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.