CVE-2022-39051 Perl Code execution in Template Toolkit

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary Perl code in OTRS if an admin installs an unverified third-party package, requiring administrative action to exploit.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-39051?

CVE-2022-39051 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 5 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Attacker might be able to execute malicious Perl code in the Template toolkit, by having the admin installing an unverified 3th party package

Weakness: CWE-913

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Otrs Otrs.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-39051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Otrs Otrs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82r4-fhr7-r9f8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39051.

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