CVE-2017-16921
highpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.199 · 97 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-43853OTRS 5.0.x/6.0.x - Remote Command Execution (1)PoC · exploit_db
affected products (57)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2021040125cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/cnnvd
- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.htmlenisa_euvd
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