CVE-2023-38060 Host header injection by attachments in web service

Medium 6.3 Published 24 Jul 2023 Updated 13 Feb 2025

Authenticated attackers can inject host headers into attachment content types via the Generic Interface, potentially affecting response integrity.

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-2023-38060?

CVE-2023-38060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 24 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the ContentType parameter for attachments on TicketCreate or TicketUpdate operations of the OTRS Generic Interface modules allows any authenticated attacker to to perform an host header injection for the ContentType header of the attachment.

This issue affects OTRS: from 7.0.X before 7.0.45, from 8.0.X before 8.0.35; ((OTRS)) Community Edition: from 6.0.1 through 6.0.34.

Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Otrs Otrs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38060?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-38060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38060, GHSA-9fvp-3hg9-xrcv, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38060.