CVE-2024-6540: otrs ag otrs Improper Filtering of Special Elements
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6540 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Improper Filtering of Special Elements vulnerability in otrs ag otrs. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 15-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper filtering of fields when using the export function in the ticket overview of the external interface in OTRS could allow an authorized user to download a list of tickets containing information about tickets of other customers. The problem only occurs if the TicketSearchLegacyEngine has been disabled by the administrator. This issue affects OTRS: 8.0.X, 2023.X, from 2024.X through 2024.4.x
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
31%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.39% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Otrs1 product
- otrs≥ 8.0.0, < 2024.5.2
Otrs ag1 product
- otrs≥ 8.0.0, < 8.1.0 | ≥ 2023.0, < 2024.0 | ≥ 2024.x, ≤ 2024.4.x
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2024-07/Vendor Advisory