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CVE-2017-16921: debian debian_linux OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16921DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16921
Published 08-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16921 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 19.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.90%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-1212-1DSA-4066-1

Timeline

  1. 08-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

19.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 19.90% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
19.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseperlUnverified

    OTRS 5.0.x/6.0.x - Remote Command Execution (1)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Otrs1 product
  • otrs4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.8 | 4.0.9 | 4.0.10 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.14 | 4.0.15 | 4.0.16 | 4.0.17 | 4.0.18 | 4.0.19 | 4.0.20 | 4.0.21 | 4.0.22 | 4.0.23 | 4.0.24 | 4.0.25 | 4.0.26 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.0:alpha1 | 5.0.0:beta1 | 5.0.0:beta2 | 5.0.0:beta3 | 5.0.0:beta4 | 5.0.0:beta5 | 5.0.0:rc1 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.6 | 5.0.7 | 5.0.8 | 5.0.9 | 5.0.10 | 5.0.11 | 5.0.12 | 5.0.13 | 5.0.14 | 5.0.15 | 5.0.16 | 5.0.17 | 5.0.18 | 5.0.19 | 5.0.20 | 5.0.21 | 5.0.22 | 5.0.23 | 5.0.24 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0:alpha1 | 6.0.0:beta1 | 6.0.0:beta2 | 6.0.0:beta3 | 6.0.0:beta4 | 6.0.0:beta5 | 6.0.0:rc1 | 6.0.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • otrs2All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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