CVE-2012-4600 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) Help Desk 2.4.x before 2.4.14, 3.0.x before 3.0.16, and 3.1.x before 3.1.10, when Firefox or Opera is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with nested HTML tags.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.35% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| otrs | otrs |
| otrs | otrs itsm |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OTRS 3.1 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-10-18 |
| exploit-db | OTRS Open Technology Real Services 3.1.8/3.1.9 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2012-08-31 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50615
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511404
- http://www.otrs.com/de/open-source/community-news/security-advisories/security-advisory-2012-02/
- http://znuny.com/en/#%21/advisory/ZSA-2012-02
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50615
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511404
- http://www.otrs.com/de/open-source/community-news/security-advisories/security-advisory-2012-02/
- http://znuny.com/en/#%21/advisory/ZSA-2012-02
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