CVE-2023-38056: OTRS Security Advisory 2023-05 | OTRS

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PGP Key

• pub 2048R/9C227C6B 2011-03-21
• uid OTRS Security Team <[email protected]>
• GPG Fingerprint E330 4608 DA6E 34B7 1551 C244 7F9E 44E9 9C22 7C6B

Security Advisory Details

• D: OSA-2023-05
• Date: 2023-07-24
• Title: Code execution via System Configuration
• Severity: 7.2 HIGH
• Product: ((OTRS)) Community Edition 6.0.x, OTRS 7.0.x, OTRS 8.0.x
• Fixed in: OTRS 7.0.45, OTRS 8.0.35
• CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• References: CVE-2023-38056

OSA-2023-05 Code execution via System Configuration (CVE-2023-38056)

Improper Neutralization of commands allowed to be executed via OTRS System Configuration e.g. SchedulerCronTaskModule using UnitTests modules allows any authenticated attacker with admin privileges local execution of Code.

PRODUCT AFFECTED:

This issue affects

OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35

((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34

PROBLEM:

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) CWE-78

Impact:

CAPEC-549 Local Execution of Code CAPEC-549

Product Status

OTRS AG OTRS » System Configuration, UnitTests

Default status is affected

from 7.0.x before 7.0.45

from 8.0.x before 8.0.35

OTRS AG ((OTRS)) Community Edition

Default status is affected

from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34

SOLUTION:

Update to OTRS 8.0.35 or OTRS 7.0.45

MODIFICATION HISTORY:

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CVSS SCORE:

3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

RISK LEVEL:

HIGH

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Special thanks to Tim Püttmanns for reporting these vulnerability.