CVE-2024-9672Network attack vector

Browser script execution via reflected link payload

Published Dec 9, 2024 · Updated Dec 10, 2024

Reflected XSS in PaperCut MF before 24.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in a user’s browser through a malicious link. PaperCut has not disclosed the affected web endpoint, input parameter, or missing neutralization operation that reflects the payload. Exploitation requires a user to click the crafted link; the script then runs in that user’s PaperCut browser context without interrupting the service.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in PaperCut MF before 24.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in a user’s browser through a malicious link. PaperCut has not disclosed the affected web endpoint, input parameter, or missing neutralization operation that reflects the payload. Exploitation requires a user to click the crafted link; the script then runs in that user’s PaperCut browser context without interrupting the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9672
Published
Dec 9, 2024
Updated
Dec 10, 2024
Vendor
PaperCut
Product
PaperCut MF
Classifications
CWE-917, CAPEC-591, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <24.1 changes=[{"at":"24.1","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

PaperCut · PaperCut MFversion=0 <24.1 changes=[{"at":"24.1","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

6.3PaperCutCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-917Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1204.001Malicious Link

Public exploit references

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