What is CVE-2024-9672?

CVE-2024-9672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Papercut Mf, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-9672?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

RCE in Papercut Mf

CVE-2024-9672

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF. This issue can be used to execute specially created JavaScript payloads in the browser. A user must click on a malicious link for this issue to occur.

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Papercut Mf — versions 0
Papercut Papercut_mf
Papercut Papercut_ng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-917 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection)
CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

eb41dac7-0af8-4f84-9f6d-0272772514f4 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9672?: CVE-2024-9672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Papercut Mf, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-9672?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.