First published: Fri Sep 28 2018(Updated: )
In Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 4.0.x before 4.0.32, 5.0.x before 5.0.30, and 6.0.x before 6.0.11, an attacker could send a malicious email to an OTRS system. If a user with admin permissions opens it, it causes deletions of arbitrary files that the OTRS web server user has write access to.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/otrs2 | 6.0.16-2 6.0.16-2+deb10u1 6.0.32-6 | |
OTRS Open Ticket Request System | >=4.0.0<4.0.32 | |
OTRS Open Ticket Request System | >=5.0.0<5.0.30 | |
OTRS Open Ticket Request System | >=6.0.0<6.0.11 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 |
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CVE-2018-16587 has a high severity rating due to the risk of arbitrary file deletion by an attacker.
To fix CVE-2018-16587, upgrade your OTRS system to versions 4.0.32, 5.0.30, or 6.0.11 and later.
CVE-2018-16587 affects OTRS versions prior to 4.0.32, 5.0.30, and 6.0.11.
Yes, CVE-2018-16587 can lead to data compromise through the deletion of sensitive files.
CVE-2018-16587 is associated with a malicious email attack targeting OTRS systems.