XML injection in Debian Linux - CVE-2019-9892
Published: May 22, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35890
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9892
CWE-ID: CWE-91
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 5.x through 5.0.34, 6.x through 6.0.17, and 7.x through 7.0.6. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent user with appropriate permissions may try to import carefully crafted Report Statistics XML that will result in reading of arbitrary files on the OTRS filesystem.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9892
Install update from vendor's website.