Stored cross-site scripting in OTRS custom pages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
OTRS 7.0.X, 8.0.X, 2023.X, 2024.X, 2025.X and 2026.X before 2026.7.X do not neutralize input in OTRS Custom Pages, which is a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An OTRS administrator can enter arbitrary JavaScript into the content of a Custom Page, and the application stores it and runs it in the browser of users who open that page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An OTRS administrator can enter arbitrary JavaScript into the content of an OTRS Custom Page, which is stored by the application and subsequently executed in the browser of users accessing that page. This issue affects OTRS: * 7.0.X * 8.0.X * 2023.X * 2024.X * 2025.X * 2026.X before 2026.7.X
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) | OTRS | 7.0.x and later; 8.0.x and later; 2023.x and later; 2024.x and later; 2025.x and later; 2026.x – 2026.6.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OTRS VendorOTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) Affected 7.0.x and later; 8.0.x and later; 2023.x and later; 2024.x and later; 2025.x and later; 2026.x – 2026.6.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for OTRS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48212
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-x238-8qx9-7hh7
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More OTRS GmbH (former OTRS AG) vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70873 Authentication bypass via spoofed Remote-User header in OTRS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-70866 Insufficient session revocation in OTRS lets old tokens stay valid CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-70864 Path traversal in OTRS SendSupportBundle allows file deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-70865 Unauthenticated disclosure of OTRS Agent Frontend configuration CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-70872 Formula injection in OTRS CSV exports CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-70868 Duplicate customer identities across backends in OTRS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-48212 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48212 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x238-8qx9-7hh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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