CVE-2023-38060

Host header injection by attachments in web service

Published Jul 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the ContentType parameter for attachments on TicketCreate or TicketUpdate operations of the OTRS Generic Interface modules allows any authenticated attacker to to perform an host header injection for the ContentType header of the attachment. 


This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to OTRS 8.0.35 or OTRS 7.0.45

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3551-1 otrs2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-41886 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the ContentType parameter for attachments on TicketCreate or TicketUpdate operations of the OTRS Generic Interface modules allows any authenticated attacker to to perform an host header injection for the ContentType header of the attachment.  This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34.
History
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Description Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the ContentType parameter for attachments on TicketCreate or TicketUpdate operations of the OTRS Generic Interface modules allows any authenticated attacker to to perform an host header injection for the ContentType header of the attachment.  This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34. Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the ContentType parameter for attachments on TicketCreate or TicketUpdate operations of the OTRS Generic Interface modules allows any authenticated attacker to to perform an host header injection for the ContentType header of the attachment.  This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OTRS
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 5:01 PM
Reserved
Jul 12, 2023, 8:05 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 24, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM