Description

In OTRS 6.0.x up to and including 6.0.1, OTRS 5.0.x up to and including 5.0.24, and OTRS 4.0.x up to and including 4.0.26, an attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can manipulate form parameters (related to PGP) and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 8, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16921 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16921 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Otrs otrs
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-2017-16921.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Smarttfoxx/OTRS-4.0.1-6.0.1---Remote-Command-Execution

Python

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 11, 2024, 8:33 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16921 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16921 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-78
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ No Types Assigned https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:4.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066 [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16921 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

2.34 }} -0.93%

score

0.88186

percentile

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