What is the severity of CVE-2024-43445?

CVE-2024-43445 is classified with a medium severity due to the potential for an attacker to exploit MIME type confusion.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43445?

To fix CVE-2024-43445, update OTRS or OTRS Community Edition to the latest version where the X-Content-Type-Options header is correctly configured.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43445?

CVE-2024-43445 affects OTRS versions 7.0.0 to 8.0.0 and 2023.0, as well as OTRS Community Edition versions 6.0.0 to 7.0.0.

What can an attacker do with CVE-2024-43445?

An attacker exploiting CVE-2024-43445 can upload or insert content that is incorrectly handled as a different MIME type, potentially leading to various attacks.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-43445?

Currently, the best approach for CVE-2024-43445 is to upgrade to a patched version, as no specific workaround is recommended.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-43445

medium

5.4

CWE

27/1/2025

CVE-2024-43445: Missing X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff Header Allows MIME Type Sniffing

First published: Mon Jan 27 2025(Updated: )

A vulnerability exists in OTRS and ((OTRS Community Edition)) that fail to set the HTTP response header X-Content-Type-Options to nosniff. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading or inserting content that would be treated as a different MIME type than intended. This issue affects: * OTRS 7.0.X * OTRS 8.0.X * OTRS 2023.X * OTRS 2024.X * ((OTRS)) Community Edition: 6.0.x Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected

Credit: security@otrs.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
OTRS	>=7.0.0<8.0.0>=8.0.0<2023.0>=2023.0<2024.0
OTRS	>=6.0.0<7.0.0

Remedy

Update to OTRS 2025.1.x. Please note that there will be no OTRS 7 patches

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Reference Links

https://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2025-01/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-43445?
CVE-2024-43445 is classified with a medium severity due to the potential for an attacker to exploit MIME type confusion.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43445?
To fix CVE-2024-43445, update OTRS or OTRS Community Edition to the latest version where the X-Content-Type-Options header is correctly configured.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43445?
CVE-2024-43445 affects OTRS versions 7.0.0 to 8.0.0 and 2023.0, as well as OTRS Community Edition versions 6.0.0 to 7.0.0.
What can an attacker do with CVE-2024-43445?
An attacker exploiting CVE-2024-43445 can upload or insert content that is incorrectly handled as a different MIME type, potentially leading to various attacks.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-43445?
Currently, the best approach for CVE-2024-43445 is to upgrade to a patched version, as no specific workaround is recommended.

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