# CVE-2005-3894: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via QueueID and Action parameters in OTRS, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v54f-g745-vq54

## What is CVE-2005-3894?

CVE-2005-3894 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 29 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.pl in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 1.0.0 through 1.3.2 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.3 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) hex-encoded values in the QueueID parameter and (2) Action parameters.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3894?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Otrs Otrs.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3894?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-3894 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3894 exists.

Public exploit code:

- OTRS 2.0 - 'index.pl' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3894 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 29 Nov 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3894 exists.

Affected product: Otrs Otrs. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3894/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3894

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3894/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.