CVE-2023-38056 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-38056

Code execution via System Configuration

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of commands allowed to be executed via OTRS System Configuration e.g. SchedulerCronTaskModule using UnitTests modules allows any authenticated attacker with admin privileges local execution of Code.This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Special thanks to Tim Püttmanns for reporting these vulnerability.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

OTRS, ((OTRS)) Community Edition
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0.x, 8.0.x, 6.0.1

Timeline

Official Publish: July 24th, 2023
Last Modified: October 23rd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration