CVE-2023-6254

Password is send back to client

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Published Nov 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Vulnerability in OTRS AgentInterface and ExternalInterface allows the reading of plain text passwords which are send back to the client in the server response-
This issue affects OTRS: from 8.0.X through 8.0.37.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

OTRS AG

OTRS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.0.x`	affected	≤ 8.0.37

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to OTRS Patch 2023.1.1

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58499	A Vulnerability in OTRS AgentInterface and ExternalInterface allows the reading of plain text passwords which are send back to the client in the server response- This issue affects OTRS: from 8.0.X through 8.0.37.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.647% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2023-11/

History

Oct 15, 2024 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Otrs Otrs

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 15, 2024, 5:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: OTRS
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 9:44 AM
Updated: Oct 15, 2024, 5:45 PM
Reserved: Nov 22, 2023, 12:14 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:28 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:28 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 27, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

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