Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-16921 - OS Command Injection vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL Injection An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.
- Command Delimiters An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that allows an attacker's commands to be concatenated onto a legitimate command with the intent of targeting other resources such as the file system or database. The system that uses a filter or a blacklist input validation, as opposed to whitelist validation is vulnerable to an attacker who predicts delimiters (or combinations of delimiters) not present in the filter or blacklist. As with other injection attacks, the attacker uses the command delimiter payload as an entry point to tunnel through the application and activate additional attacks through SQL queries, shell commands, network scanning, and so on.
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers An attacker supplies the target software with input data that contains sequences of special characters designed to bypass input validation logic. This exploit relies on the target making multiples passes over the input data and processing a "layer" of special characters with each pass. In this manner, the attacker can disguise input that would otherwise be rejected as invalid by concealing it with layers of special/escape characters that are stripped off by subsequent processing steps. The goal is to first discover cases where the input validation layer executes before one or more parsing layers. That is, user input may go through the following logic in an application: In such cases, the attacker will need to provide input that will pass through the input validator, but after passing through parser2, will be converted into something that the input validator was supposed to stop.
- Argument Injection An attacker changes the behavior or state of a targeted application through injecting data or command syntax through the targets use of non-validated and non-filtered arguments of exposed services or methods.
- OS Command Injection In this type of an attack, an adversary injects operating system commands into existing application functions. An application that uses untrusted input to build command strings is vulnerable. An adversary can leverage OS command injection in an application to elevate privileges, execute arbitrary commands and compromise the underlying operating system.
Exploit-Db
description | OTRS 5.0.x/6.0.x - Remote Command Execution. CVE-2017-16921. Webapps exploit for Perl platform |
file | exploits/perl/webapps/43853.txt |
id | EDB-ID:43853 |
last seen | 2018-01-24 |
modified | 2018-01-21 |
platform | perl |
port | |
published | 2018-01-21 |
reporter | Exploit-DB |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/43853/ |
title | OTRS 5.0.x/6.0.x - Remote Command Execution |
type | webapps |
Nessus
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_CEBD05D6ED7B11E795F2005056925DB4.NASL description OTRS reports : An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can request special URLs from OTRS which can lead to the execution of shell commands with the permissions of the web server user. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as a customer can use the ticket search form to disclose internal article information of their customer tickets. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can manipulate form parameters and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user. An attacker can send a specially prepared email to an OTRS system. If this system has cookie support disabled, and a logged in agent clicks a link in this email, the session information could be leaked to external systems, allowing the attacker to take over the agent last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105503 published 2018-01-02 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105503 title FreeBSD : OTRS -- Multiple vulnerabilities (cebd05d6-ed7b-11e7-95f2-005056925db4) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(105503); script_version("3.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:06"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16664", "CVE-2017-16854", "CVE-2017-16921"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : OTRS -- Multiple vulnerabilities (cebd05d6-ed7b-11e7-95f2-005056925db4)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "OTRS reports : An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can request special URLs from OTRS which can lead to the execution of shell commands with the permissions of the web server user. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as a customer can use the ticket search form to disclose internal article information of their customer tickets. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent can manipulate form parameters and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user. An attacker can send a specially prepared email to an OTRS system. If this system has cookie support disabled, and a logged in agent clicks a link in this email, the session information could be leaked to external systems, allowing the attacker to take over the agent's session." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=224729" ); # https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-07-security-update-otrs-framework/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?beea29c5" ); # https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-08-security-update-otrs-framework/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0c1c4eb3" ); # https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?18e3a5f8" ); # https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-10-security-update-otrs-framework/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6e7e98e6" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/cebd05d6-ed7b-11e7-95f2-005056925db4.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?36865b73" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:otrs"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/30"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/02"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"otrs<5.0.26")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-4066.NASL description Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in information disclosure or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105330 published 2017-12-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105330 title Debian DSA-4066-1 : otrs2 - security update code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4066. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(105330); script_version("3.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/10 16:10:16"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16854", "CVE-2017-16921"); script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4066"); script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4066-1 : otrs2 - security update"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in information disclosure or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/otrs2" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/otrs2" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/otrs2" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade the otrs2 packages. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.3.18-1+deb8u3. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.16-1+deb9u4." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:otrs2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/17"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/12/18"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"otrs", reference:"3.3.18-1+deb8u3")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"otrs2", reference:"3.3.18-1+deb8u3")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"otrs", reference:"5.0.16-1+deb9u4")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"otrs2", reference:"5.0.16-1+deb9u4")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DLA-1212.NASL description Four vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in information disclosure or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents. For Debian 7 last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2017-12-20 plugin id 105378 published 2017-12-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105378 title Debian DLA-1212-1 : otrs2 security update code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1212-1. The text # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(105378); script_version("3.5"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-15864", "CVE-2017-16664", "CVE-2017-16854", "CVE-2017-16921"); script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1212-1 : otrs2 security update"); script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages."); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Four vulnerabilities were discovered in the Open Ticket Request System which could result in information disclosure or the execution of arbitrary shell commands by logged-in agents. For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 3.3.18-1~deb7u2. We recommend that you upgrade your otrs2 packages. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/otrs2" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade the affected otrs, and otrs2 packages." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:otrs"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:otrs2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/19"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/12/20"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("debian_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"otrs", reference:"3.3.18-1~deb7u2")) flag++; if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"otrs2", reference:"3.3.18-1~deb7u2")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id OTRS_OSA_2017_09.NASL description The version of OTRS running on the remote host is 4.0.x prior to 4.0.27, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.25, or 6.0.x prior to 6.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied data. An authenticated, remote attacker can manipulate form parameters and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 122156 published 2019-02-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122156 title OTRS Authenticated Remote Code Execution (OSA-2017-09) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(122156); script_version("1.2"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/02 21:54:16"); script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16921"); script_name(english:"OTRS Authenticated Remote Code Execution (OSA-2017-09)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the product version."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "A service management application running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of OTRS running on the remote host is 4.0.x prior to 4.0.27, 5.0.x prior to 5.0.25, or 6.0.x prior to 6.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied data. An authenticated, remote attacker can manipulate form parameters and execute arbitrary shell commands with the permissions of the OTRS or web server user."); # https://community.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/ script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e19d6550"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to OTRS version 4.0.27 / 5.0.25 / 6.0.2 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-16921"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/02/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:otrs:otrs"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("otrs_detect.nbin"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 80, 443); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("http.inc"); include("vcf.inc"); port = get_http_port(default:80); app = vcf::get_app_info(app:"OTRS Web", webapp:TRUE, port:port); if (app.version !~ "^[456]\.0") { exit(0, 'The version of ' + app.app + ' listening at ' + build_url(port:app.port, qs:app.path) + ' is not 4.0.x, 5.0.x, or 6.0.x.'); } constraints = [ {"min_version" : "4.0.0", "fixed_version" : "4.0.27"}, {"min_version" : "5.0.0", "fixed_version" : "5.0.25"}, {"min_version" : "6.0.0", "fixed_version" : "6.0.2"}, ]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, strict:FALSE);
Packetstorm
data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/146038/otrs56-exec.txt |
id | PACKETSTORM:146038 |
last seen | 2018-01-24 |
published | 2018-01-24 |
reporter | Baeln0rn |
source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146038/OTRS-5.0.x-6.0.x-Remote-Command-Execution.html |
title | OTRS 5.0.x / 6.0.x Remote Command Execution |
References
- https://www.otrs.com/security-advisory-2017-09-security-update-otrs-framework/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4066
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43853/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00015.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162295/OTRS-6.0.1-Remote-Command-Execution.html