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title: "CVE-2023-2533: PaperCut MF/NG 22.0.10 (Build 65996… | CubePath"
description: "A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2533
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# CVE-2023-2533: PaperCut MF/NG 22.0.10 (Build 65996… | CubePath

## Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in PaperCut NG/MF, which, under specific conditions, could potentially enable an attacker to alter security settings or execute arbitrary code. This could be exploited if the target is an admin with a current login session. Exploiting this would typically involve the possibility of deceiving an admin into clicking a specially crafted malicious link, potentially leading to unauthorized changes.

Official description from the CVE record, published by Fluid Attacks. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2533)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 8.4

Score published by Fluid Attacks in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value    | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network  | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low      | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | High     | An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.        |
| User interaction       | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.       |
| Scope                  | Changed  | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                    |
| Confidentiality impact | High     | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High     | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High     | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.28831 (28.8% probability)

Percentile

98.2%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

PaperCut NG/MF Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Jul 28, 2025

Federal due date

Aug 18, 2025

### CISA assessment as of Jul 26, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-352](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html) Cross-Site Request Forgery

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- PaperCut NG/MF

  - affected: 22.0.10 up to before 2.1.1
  - unaffected: 21.2.12
  - unaffected: 20.1.8

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel](https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/arcangel/)
- [papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023](https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved May 5, 2023
2. Record published Jun 20, 2023
3. Added to CISA KEV Jul 28, 2025
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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