OTRS up to 2.0.3 text/html cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in OTRS up to 2.0.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file text/html. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3895. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OTRS up to 2.0.3 (Service Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file text/html. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 1.0.0 through 1.3.2 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.3, when AttachmentDownloadType is set to inline, renders text/html e-mail attachments as HTML in the browser when the queue moderator attempts to download the attachment, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML. NOTE: this particular issue is referred to as XSS by some sources.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2005. The weakness was shared 11/22/2005 by Moritz Naumann (Website). The advisory is shared at moritz-naumann.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3895 since 11/29/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22839 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23355), Tenable (22839), SecurityFocus (BID 15537†), OSVDB (21066†) and Secunia (SA17685†). The entries VDB-27168, VDB-27167 and VDB-83197 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22839
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OpenVAS ID: 56281
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 973-1 (otrs)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2005 🔍
11/22/2005 +36 days 🔍
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11/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
11/29/2005 +5 days 🔍
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01/10/2008 +772 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2617 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: moritz-naumann.com
Researcher: Moritz Naumann
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3895 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3895
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27169
X-Force: 23355
SecurityFocus: 15537 - OTRS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17685
OSVDB: 21066 - OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) Email Attachment XSS
Vulnerability Center: 17300 - Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) Allows Remote Web Script or HTML Code Execution, Low
Vupen: ADV-2005-2535

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 17:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 08/03/2019 09:08 (3), 07/06/2021 17:19 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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