PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Papercut Papercut_Ng | 20 May 202417:41 | – | githubexploit | |
| PaperCut NG XML-RPC Arbitrary Command Execution | 17 Sep 202300:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2023-4568 | 14 Sep 202300:23 | – | circl | |
| PaperCut NG Authorization Issues Vulnerability | 13 Sep 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2023-4568 | 13 Sep 202320:28 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2023-4568 PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC | 13 Sep 202320:28 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2023-4568 | 18 Oct 202616:46 | – | kitploit | |
| PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality | 17 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2023-4568 | 13 Sep 202321:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2023-4568 | 13 Sep 202321:15 | – | osv_cve |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""PaperCut NG allows for unauthenticated XMLRPC commands to be run by default."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality Detection',
'description': 'PaperCut NG allows for unauthenticated XMLRPC commands to be run by default. Versions 22.0.12 and below are confirmed to be affected, but later versions may also be affected due to lack of a vendor supplied patch.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve2023', 'cve', 'unauth', 'papercut', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4568',
'https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-31',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2023-4568',
}
def run(self):
path = '/rpc/clients/xmlrpc'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'text/xml'}, data='<?xml version="1.0"?><methodCall><methodName>client.getGlobalConfig</methodName><params><param><value><string>str1</string></value></param><param><value><string>str2</string></value></param></params></methodCall>\n')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('conf.ssl-port', 'conf.auth-ttl-default',)
header_any = ('text/xml',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.03885
SSVC