SB2012102201 - Cross-site scripting in OTRS
Published: October 22, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4751)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) Help Desk 2.4.x before 2.4.15, 3.0.x before 3.0.17, and 3.1.x before 3.1.11. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00036.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117504/OTRS-3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/603276
- http://www.otrs.com/en/open-source/community-news/security-advisories/security-advisory-2012-03/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56093
- http://znuny.com/assets/proof_of_concept_cve_2012-4751-znuny.py
- http://znuny.com/en/#!/advisory/ZSA-2012-03