CVE-2024-43445

Missing X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff Header Allows MIME Type Sniffing

Description

A vulnerability exists in OTRS and ((OTRS Community Edition)) that fail to set the HTTP response header X-Content-Type-Options to nosniff. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading or inserting content that would be treated as a different MIME type than intended. This issue affects: * OTRS 7.0.X * OTRS 8.0.X * OTRS 2023.X * OTRS 2024.X * ((OTRS)) Community Edition: 6.0.x Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected

Remediation

Solution:

Update to OTRS 2025.1.x. Please note that there will be no OTRS 7 patches

References

Link	Tags
https://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2025-01/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-43445?: CVE-2024-43445 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-43445?: To fix CVE-2024-43445: Update to OTRS 2025.1.x. Please note that there will be no OTRS 7 patches
Is CVE-2024-43445 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-43445 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-43445?: CVE-2024-43445 affects OTRS AG OTRS, OTRS AG ((OTRS)) Community Edition.

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Description

Remediation

Category

CWE-20 – Improper Input Validation

References

Frequently Asked Questions