8.1

CVE-2023-6254: Password is send back to client

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6254
Published 27-11-2023Last modified 15-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6254 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in otrs ag otrs. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.65%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.65% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • otrs2All versions (No fix recorded)
  • znunyAll versions (No fix recorded)
Otrs1 product
  • otrs≥ 8.0.1, ≤ 8.0.37
Otrs ag1 product
  • otrs≥ 8.0.x, ≤ 8.0.37

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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