CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16664

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A code injection vulnerability exists in Kernel/System/Spelling.pm in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) affecting versions 5 before 5.0.24, 4 before 4.0.26, and 3.3 before 3.3.20. An authenticated remote attacker can execute shell commands as the webserver user via URL manipulation.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update OTRS to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to conduct a security audit of the system.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS