Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-1884

SSRF in Papercut Mf ≤ 20.1.10

Published
14 March 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.38 98th percentile
Risk Priority 69 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-1884 is a medium-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Papercut Papercut Mf. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

This CVE describes a server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw, tracked as CWE-918, in the PaperCut NG/MF server-side module. The vulnerability permits an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause the application to issue HTTP requests to arbitrary attacker-chosen domains, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5.

An attacker with network access can exploit the issue without credentials or user interaction, achieving limited disclosure of internal resources and limited ability to interact with internal or external systems reachable by the PaperCut server.

PaperCut’s March 2024 security bulletin provides official guidance and remediation steps for affected customers.

EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.4038 on 2025-12-11 before receding, indicating a clear post-disclosure increase in exploitation interest.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

This is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the PaperCut NG/MF server-side module that allows an attacker to induce the server-side application to make HTTP requests to an arbitrary domain of the attacker's choosing.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

papercut
papercut mf
≤ 20.1.10 · 21.0.0 — 21.2.14 · 22.0.0 — 22.1.5
papercut
papercut ng
≤ 20.1.10 · 21.0.0 — 21.2.14 · 22.0.0 — 22.1.5

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.6
  • V1.5.3
  • V5.3.2
  • V10.4.7

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Information flow enforcement can restrict which destinations the server is allowed to contact on behalf of users.

Input validation directly stops untrusted URLs from being accepted and fetched without destination checks.

Boundary protection limits the network reach of server-initiated requests even if SSRF occurs.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.

References