medium
6.5
CWE
264
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2008-7277

First published: Fri Mar 18 2011(Updated: )

Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) before 2.3.0-beta4 checks for the rw permission, instead of the configured merge permission, during authorization of merge operations, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by merging two tickets.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
OTRS<=2.3.0
OTRS=0.5-beta1
OTRS=0.5-beta2
OTRS=0.5-beta3
OTRS=0.5-beta4
OTRS=0.5-beta5
OTRS=0.5-beta6
OTRS=0.5-beta7
OTRS=0.5-beta8
OTRS=1.0-rc1
OTRS=1.0-rc2
OTRS=1.0-rc3
OTRS=1.0.0
OTRS=1.0.1
OTRS=1.0.2
OTRS=1.1-rc1
OTRS=1.1.0-rc1
OTRS=1.1.0-rc2
OTRS=1.1.1
OTRS=1.1.2
OTRS=1.1.3
OTRS=1.1.4
OTRS=1.2.0-beta1
OTRS=1.2.0-beta2
OTRS=1.2.0-beta3
OTRS=1.2.1
OTRS=1.2.2
OTRS=1.2.3
OTRS=1.2.4
OTRS=1.3.0-beta1
OTRS=1.3.0-beta2
OTRS=1.3.0-beta3
OTRS=1.3.0-beta4
OTRS=1.3.1
OTRS=1.3.2
OTRS=1.3.3
OTRS=2.0.0
OTRS=2.0.0-beta1
OTRS=2.0.0-beta2
OTRS=2.0.0-beta4
OTRS=2.0.0-beta5
OTRS=2.0.0-beta6
OTRS=2.0.1
OTRS=2.0.2
OTRS=2.0.3
OTRS=2.0.4
OTRS=2.0.5
OTRS=2.1.0-beta1
OTRS=2.1.0-beta2
OTRS=2.1.1
OTRS=2.1.2
OTRS=2.1.3
OTRS=2.1.4
OTRS=2.1.5
OTRS=2.1.6
OTRS=2.1.7
OTRS=2.1.8
OTRS=2.1.9
OTRS=2.2.0-beta1
OTRS=2.2.0-beta2
OTRS=2.2.0-beta3
OTRS=2.2.0-beta4
OTRS=2.2.0-rc1
OTRS=2.2.1
OTRS=2.2.2
OTRS=2.2.3
OTRS=2.2.4
OTRS=2.2.5
OTRS=2.2.6
OTRS=2.2.7
OTRS=2.2.8
OTRS=2.2.9
OTRS=2.3.0-beta1
OTRS=2.3.0-beta2

Remedy

http://bugs.otrs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3045

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-7277?

    CVE-2008-7277 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-7277?

    To fix CVE-2008-7277, upgrade the OTRS application to version 2.3.0-beta4 or later.

  • What types of attacks could exploit CVE-2008-7277?

    CVE-2008-7277 could be exploited by remote authenticated users to bypass access restrictions during ticket merges.

  • Which OTRS versions are affected by CVE-2008-7277?

    CVE-2008-7277 affects all OTRS versions prior to 2.3.0-beta4.

  • Is CVE-2008-7277 a remote or local vulnerability?

    CVE-2008-7277 is a local vulnerability that requires authentication to exploit.

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