High severity · published Dec 20, 2017
CVE-2017-17476
Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 4.0.x before 4.0.28, 5.0.x before 5.0.26, and 6.0.x before 6.0.3, when cookie support is disabled, might allow remote attackers to hijack web…
8.8
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 4.0.x before 4.0.28, 5.0.x before 5.0.26, and 6.0.x before 6.0.3, when cookie support is disabled, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions and consequently gain privileges via a crafted email.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
OT
Otrs · Otrs
4.0.0 before 4.0.28; 5.0.0 before 5.0.26; 6.0.0 before 6.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17476
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17476
Patch
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/26707eaaa791648e6c7ad6aeaa27efd70e7c66eb
Patch
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/36e3be99cfe8a9e09afa1b75fdc39f3e28f561fc
Patch
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/720c73fbf53e476ca7dfdf2ae1d4d3d2aad2b953
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4069
Patch
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-10-security-update-otrs-framework/
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