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Debian DSA-1298-1 : otrs2 - missing input sanitising

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25356

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that the Open Ticket Request System performs insufficient input sanitising for the Subaction parameter, which allows the injection of arbitrary web script code.

The oldstable distribution (sarge) doesn't include otrs2.

Solution

Upgrade the otrs2 package.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.4p01-18.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1298

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25356

File Name: debian_DSA-1298.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/1/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:otrs2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2524

CWE: 79

DSA: 1298