Check Point Advisories

PaperCut NG Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-1222)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0708
Date Published:	19 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 19 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-1222
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PaperCut PaperCut MF prior to 20.1.10 PaperCut PaperCut MF prior to 21.2.14 PaperCut PaperCut MF prior to 22.1.5 PaperCut PaperCut MF prior to 23.0.7 PaperCut PaperCut NG prior to 20.1.10 PaperCut PaperCut NG prior to 21.2.14 PaperCut PaperCut NG prior to 22.1.5 PaperCut PaperCut NG prior to 23.0.7
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Papercut. Successful exploitation could allow unauthenticated access to Print Deploy functionality.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PaperCut NG Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-1222) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: PaperCut NG Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-1222)