CVE-2017-17476

Description

Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 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, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions and consequently gain privileges via a crafted email.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.94% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory otrs.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/720c73fbf53e476ca7dfdf2ae1d4d3d2aad2b953 third party advisory patch
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-10-security-update-otrs-framework/ patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/36e3be99cfe8a9e09afa1b75fdc39f3e28f561fc third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4069 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00018.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/26707eaaa791648e6c7ad6aeaa27efd70e7c66eb third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17476?
CVE-2017-17476 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17476?
To fix CVE-2017-17476, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17476 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17476 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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