OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:23862

Info

OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23862
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2524
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 07 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 25 2007 05:28PM
Credit: ciri is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability
Vulnerable: OTRS OTRS 2.0.4
+ Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 4.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 4.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
+ Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: OTRS OTRS 2.2

Discussion

OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

OTRS is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

This issue affects OTRS 2.0.4; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof of concept is available:

http://www.example.com/server/otre/index/pl?Action=AgentTicketMailbox&Subaction=[xss]

Solution / Fix

OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Reports indicate that this issue may have been addressed in version 2.2.0. Symantec has not confirmed this.

References

OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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