OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) index.pl cross-site scripting
| otrs-indexpl-xss (34164) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OTRS is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.pl script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Subaction parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- OTRS, OTRS 2.0.4 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OTRS available from the OTRS Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (otrs2):
Refer to DSA-1298 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 07 2007 - 14:49:50 CDT , OTRS <= 2.0.x XSS/XSRF at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0083.html.
- OTRS Web site, OTRS::Email Management::Trouble Ticket System::Welcome! at http://otrs.org/.
- BID-23862: OTRS Index.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2524: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.pl in OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) 2.0.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Subaction parameter in an AgentTicketMailbox Action. NOTE: DEBIAN:DSA-1299 originally used this identifier for an ipsec-tools issue, but the proper identifier for the ipsec-tools issue is CVE-2007-1841.
- DSA-1298: otrs2 -- missing input sanitising
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-1698: Open source Ticket Request System Subaction Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA25205: OTRS Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery
- SUSE-SR:2007:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
May 07, 2007
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