# CVE-2014-1695: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted HTML emails in OTRS, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1695, GHSA-wf4h-3v2j-2xw9, MGASA-2014-0114

## What is CVE-2014-1695?

CVE-2014-1695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 28 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 3.1.x before 3.1.20, 3.2.x before 3.2.15, and 3.3.x before 3.3.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML email.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Otrs Otrs.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1695?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-1695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- OTRS < 3.1.x / < 3.2.x / < 3.3.x - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Otrs Otrs

- [CVE-2026-48188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48188/): SQL Injection via MySQL Quote Method (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2013-4717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4717/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14635/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5422/): SSL Certificates are not checked for E-Mail Handling (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-6254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6254/): Password is send back to client (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 28 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-1695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1695

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.