CVE-2024-43446 Improper check of permissions in Generic Interface
Attackers with read-only permissions can modify ticket statuses due to improper privilege checks in the Generic Interface module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43446?
CVE-2024-43446 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ((OTRS)) Community Edition, published on 27 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An improper privilege management vulnerability in OTRS Generic Interface module allows change of the Ticket status even if the user only has ro permissions.
This issue affects:
* OTRS 7.0.X
* OTRS 8.0.X * OTRS 2023.X * OTRS 2024.X
* ((OTRS)) Community Edition: 6.0.x
Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43446?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-43446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chc6-3mhw-pc4r.