CVE-2005-3895 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3895?

CVE-2005-3895 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

Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 1.0.0 through 1.3.2 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.3, when AttachmentDownloadType is set to inline, renders text/html e-mail attachments as HTML in the browser when the queue moderator attempts to download the attachment, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML. NOTE: this particular issue is referred to as XSS by some sources.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3895?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Otrs Otrs.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3895?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2005-3895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7m6h-c4p3-h22g.