vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-16921): otrs2 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 8, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 8, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
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