Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting otrs2 package, versions <3.3.18-1+deb8u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.49% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-OTRS2-344007
  • published21 Nov 2017
  • disclosed21 Nov 2017

Introduced: 21 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 otrs2 to version 3.3.18-1+deb8u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream otrs2 package and not the otrs2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Code injection exists in Kernel/System/Spelling.pm in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 5 before 5.0.24, 4 before 4.0.26, and 3.3 before 3.3.20. In the agent interface, an authenticated remote attacker can execute shell commands as the webserver user via URL manipulation.