CVE-2017-16921
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
08/12/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
In OTRS 6.0.x up to and including 6.0.1, OTRS 5.0.x up to and including 5.0.24, and OTRS 4.0.x up to and including 4.0.26, an attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can manipulate form parameters (related to PGP) and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/
- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/
- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/



