Package        : otrs2
Version        : 3.3.18-1+deb8u7
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-19141 CVE-2018-19143

Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in OTRS, a Ticket Request
System, that may lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary file write.

CVE-2018-19141

    An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an admin user may manipulate
    the URL to cause execution of JavaScript in the context of OTRS.

CVE-2018-19143

    An attacker who is logged into OTRS as a user may manipulate the
    submission form to cause deletion of arbitrary files that the OTRS
    web server user has write access to.

Please also read the upstream advisory for CVE-2018-19141. If you
think you might be affected then you should consider to run the
mentioned clean-up SQL statements to remove possible affected records.

https://community.otrs.com/security-advisory-2018-09-security-update-for-otrs-framework/

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
3.3.18-1+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your otrs2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Debian LTS: DLA-1592-1: otrs2 security update

November 23, 2018
Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in OTRS, a Ticket Request System, that may lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary file write

Summary

An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an admin user may manipulate
the URL to cause execution of JavaScript in the context of OTRS.

CVE-2018-19143

An attacker who is logged into OTRS as a user may manipulate the
submission form to cause deletion of arbitrary files that the OTRS
web server user has write access to.

Please also read the upstream advisory for CVE-2018-19141. If you
think you might be affected then you should consider to run the
mentioned clean-up SQL statements to remove possible affected records.

https://community.otrs.com/security-advisory-2018-09-security-update-for-otrs-framework/

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
3.3.18-1+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your otrs2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Severity
Package : otrs2
Version : 3.3.18-1+deb8u7
CVE ID : CVE-2018-19141 CVE-2018-19143

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