CVE-2017-17476 describes a critical session hijacking vulnerability in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) versions 4.0.x (before 4.0.28), 5.0.x (before 5.0.26), and 6.0.x (before 6.0.3) when cookie support is disabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted email to gain elevated privileges through web session hijacking. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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