Cross-site scripting in OTRS

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU51864

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1766

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Due to improper handling of uploaded images it is possible in very unlikely and rare conditions to force the agents browser to execute malicious javascript from a special crafted SVG file rendered as inline jpg file. This issue affects: ((OTRS)) Community Edition 5.0.x version 5.0.39 and prior versions; 6.0.x version 6.0.24 and prior versions. OTRS 7.0.x version 7.0.13 and prior versions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OTRS: 5.0.0 - 6.0.13

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00038.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00066.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00077.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00027.html
http://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2020-02/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.