CVE-2017-15864 Information disclosure in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15864 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-15864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2017-15864/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15864/index.md)
Attackers can extract database credentials via crafted URLs in the OTRS Agent Frontend, exposing sensitive system data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15864?
CVE-2017-15864 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Agent Frontend in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 3.3.x through 3.3.18, with a crafted URL it is possible to gain information like database user and password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15864?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Otrs Otrs.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15864?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-15864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15864, GHSA-ccf7-7224-85pv.