CVE-2024-1883
Published: 14 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-1883 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements (CWE-76) vulnerability in Papercut Papercut Mf. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
This is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the PaperCut NG/MF application server. The weakness, tracked under CWE-79 and CWE-76, allows an attacker to supply a script within a URL that executes in the victim's browser context when the link is visited.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw by crafting a malicious URL and enticing an unsuspecting user to click it. Successful exploitation results in limited loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability, consistent with the CVSS 6.3 rating that requires user interaction but no prior authentication.
The associated EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.4524 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.1126, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure. PaperCut's March 2024 security bulletin provides official guidance on the issue.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-17608
Vulnerability details
This is a reflected cross site scripting vulnerability in the PaperCut NG/MF application server. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious URL that contains a script. When an unsuspecting user clicks on this malicious link, it could…
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potentially lead to limited loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.