CVE-2023-4568

MEDIUM NUCLEI

PaperCut NG <22.0.12 - Unauthenticated RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-4568. PoCs published by Cappricio-Securities. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a Python-based scanner for detecting CVE-2023-4568, an unauthenticated XMLRPC vulnerability in PaperCut NG. The tool checks for the presence of the vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the target URL and analyzing the response.

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SCANNER
by Cappricio-Securities · poc
https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2023-4568

This repository contains a Python-based scanner for detecting CVE-2023-4568, an unauthenticated XMLRPC vulnerability in PaperCut NG. The tool checks for the presence of the vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the target URL and analyzing the response.

Classification
Scanner 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PaperCut NG
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL or list of URLs to scan
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

PaperCut NG Unauthenticated XMLRPC Functionality
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK
Shodan: html:"content=\"PaperCut\"" || http.html:'content="papercut' || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:papercut:papercut_ng" || http.html:"content=\"papercut\""
FOFA: body='content="papercut' || body="content=\"papercut\""

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0357
EPSS Percentile 87.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
papercut/papercut_ng < 22.0.12
Published Sep 13, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026