VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-16664
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory