CVE-2023-31046

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 72.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-10-19 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-13 14:49Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-04-24

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

144ffff3a3f45b75d8d92c9e98a28578d71d542f532e1979e8dbc9738b6f463f

• www.papercut.comhttps://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/PO-1216-and-PO-1219#security-notifications
• www.papercut.comhttps://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/SecurityBulletinJune2023
• research.aurainfosec.iohttps://research.aurainfosec.io/disclosure/papercut/
• web.archive.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20230814061444/https://research.aurainfosec.io/disclosure/papercut/