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TI-2024-15788 Aliases CVE-2024-23794GHSA-295x-34p8-7q26

Agents are able to lock the ticket without the "Owner" permission

Priority LOW 32CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the inline editing functionality of OTRS can lead to privilege escalation. This flaw allows an agent with read-only permissions to gain full access to a ticket. This issue arises in very rare instances when an admin has previously enabled the setting 'RequiredLock' of 'AgentFrontend::Ticket::InlineEditing::Property###Watch' in the system configuration.This issue affects OTRS:  * 8.0.X * 2023.X * from 2024.X through 2024.4.x

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0027 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OTRS AGOTRS8.0.x; 2023.x; 2024.x – 2024.4.x—No fix listedCNA
  • OTRS VendorOTRS AG Affected 8.0.x; 2023.x; 2024.x – 2024.4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0 to before 2024.5.2VulnerableOTRS AG
  • cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 to before 2024.5.2 Vulnerable ·OTRS AG

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23794
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-295x-34p8-7q26

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12458 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… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-35608 SQL Injection via MySQL Quote Method CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-04991 SSL Certificates are not checked for E-Mail Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-04045 SQL Injection via OTRS Search API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12258 Code injection exists in Kernel/System/Spelling.pm in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 5… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-06753 In Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 3.3.x through 3.3.16, 4.x through 4.0.23, and 5.x… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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