CVE-2017-16664
N/A
Published: November 21, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxOTRS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Code injection exists in Kernel/System/Spelling.pm in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 5 before 5.0.24, 4 before 4.0.26, and 3.3 before 3.3.20. In the agent interface, an authenticated remote attacker can execute shell commands as the webserver user via URL manipulation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%3.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.204.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.265.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.24
Affected range stops below 3.3.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4047x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-07-security-update-otrs-framework/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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