# CVE-2024-35184: paperless-ngx's remote user auth via header works even when disabling it for API

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.8.6
- Published: 2024-05-15 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- paperless-ngx: from 2.5.0, fixed in 2.8.6

## Description

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 explicitly disabled. Version 2.8.6 contains a patchc for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on paperless-ngx, upgrade to a fixed version (2.8.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/security/advisories/GHSA-72w4-hxqq-c256
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/pull/6739
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/commit/ed05b40ba461641b1b59b0a92f51f3f6a66ce180
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/releases/tag/v2.8.6

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