9.4
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-5843
OTRS Open Ticket Request System SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the FAQ package 2.x before 2.3.6, 4.x before 4.0.5, and 5.x before 5.0.5 in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via crafted search parameters.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 17, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5843 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Otrs faq
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5843.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93019
https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/3700f75c67f6ed1d39bc213445c6d12a458e1af9 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/8c9d63bd0297adda760330805c31afc130861557 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/b805703e7b7725d1f3040bb626a4c4dd845ee9e3 Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2016-01-security-update-otrs-faq-package/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5843 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93019 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/b805703e7b7725d1f3040bb626a4c4dd845ee9e3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/b805703e7b7725d1f3040bb626a4c4dd845ee9e3 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2016-01-security-update-otrs-faq-package/ No Types Assigned https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2016-01-security-update-otrs-faq-package/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/3700f75c67f6ed1d39bc213445c6d12a458e1af9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/3700f75c67f6ed1d39bc213445c6d12a458e1af9 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/8c9d63bd0297adda760330805c31afc130861557 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OTRS/FAQ/commit/8c9d63bd0297adda760330805c31afc130861557 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-89
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.00%

score

0.62719

percentile

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