What is CVE-2025-23849?

CVE-2025-23849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bpiwowar Papercite, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-27.

How severe is CVE-2025-23849?

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

Is CVE-2025-23849 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Bpiwowar Papercite

CVE-2025-23849

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bpiwowar PAPERCITE papercite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PAPERCITE: from n/a through <= 0.5.18.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th 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:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Bpiwowar Papercite — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23849?: CVE-2025-23849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bpiwowar Papercite, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-23849?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23849 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.