An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This vulnerability requires local login/console  access to the PaperCut NG/MF server (eg: member of a domain admin group).

An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF that only affects Windows servers with Web Print enabled. This specific flaw exists within the image-handler process, which can incorrectly create files that don’t exist when a maliciously formed payload is provided. This can lead to local privilege escalation.

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This CVE has been split into two (CVE-2024-4712 and CVE-2024-8405) and it’s been rescored with a "Privileges Required (PR)" rating of low, and “Attack Complexity (AC)” rating of low, reflecting the worst-case scenario where an Administrator has granted local login access to standard network users on the host server.

PaperCut AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

PaperCut AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

PaperCut CWE-77

PaperCut CWE-59