CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-9672

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

Published: Dec 10, 2024 | Modified: Jan 30, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in PaperCut NG/MF. This issue can be used to execute specially created JavaScript payloads in the browser. A user must click on a malicious link for this issue to occur.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of an expression language (EL) statement in a framework such as a Java Server Page (JSP) using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended EL statement before it is executed.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Papercut_mf Papercut * 24.1.1 (excluding)
Papercut_ng Papercut * 24.1.1 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • If user-controlled data must be added to an expression interpreter, one or more of the following should be performed:

References