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CVE-2017-17476 Detail

Description

Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 4.0.x before 4.0.28, 5.0.x before 5.0.26, and 6.0.x before 6.0.3, when cookie support is disabled, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions and consequently gain privileges via a crafted email.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/26707eaaa791648e6c7ad6aeaa27efd70e7c66eb CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/36e3be99cfe8a9e09afa1b75fdc39f3e28f561fc CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/OTRS/otrs/commit/720c73fbf53e476ca7dfdf2ae1d4d3d2aad2b953 CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00018.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4069 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-10-security-update-otrs-framework/ CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17476
NVD Published Date:
12/20/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
MITRE