Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2017-16921OS Command Injection in Otrs

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
33.9%
top 3.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

debiandebian/otrs2< otrs2 6.0.2-1 (bullseye)
NVDotrs/otrs53 versions+52

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x9qc-g4w7-x2hf: In OTRS 62022-05-13
OSV
CVE-2017-16921: In OTRS 62017-12-08

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
OTRS 6.0.1 - Remote Command Execution (2)2021-04-22
Exploit-DB
OTRS 5.0.x/6.0.x - Remote Command Execution (1)2018-01-21

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-16921: otrs2 - In OTRS 6.0.x up to and including 6.0.1, OTRS 5.0.x up to and including 5.0.24, ...2017
CVE-2017-16921 — OS Command Injection in Otrs | cvebase