# CVE-2022-39051: Perl Code execution in Template Toolkit

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82r4-fhr7-r9f8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39051

## 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 (Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39051?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-39051 being exploited?

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

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39051 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39051 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-2022-39051/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39051/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39051
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39051
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39051

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39051/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.