CVE-2018-14593
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5...
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2018-14593- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2018-14593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-6500 No score
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
EUVD-2018-6500- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22wj-vpf8-3m9x
8.8
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5...
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
GHSA-22wj-vpf8-3m9x- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2018-14593- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-14593
8.8
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14593- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14593
8.8
An issue was discovered in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 6.0.x through 6.0.9, 5.0.x through 5.0.28, and 4.0.x through 4.0.30. An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an agent may escalate their privileges by accessing a specially crafted URL.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14593- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
otrs2Debian:11 |
before 6.0.10-1, plus listed versions 2.0.4p01-102.0.4p01-112.0.4p01-122.0.4p01-132.0.4p01-14 Show 45 moreShow less2.0.4p01-14.12.0.4p01-152.0.4p01-162.0.4p01-172.0.4p01-182.0.4p01-62.0.4p01-72.0.4p01-82.0.4p01-92.0.99beta1-12.0.99beta1-22.1.1-12.1.3-12.1.4-12.1.4-22.1.5-12.1.5-22.1.5-32.1.6-12.1.7-12.1.7-22.2.0~beta2-12.2.0~beta3-12.2.1-12.2.2-12.2.3-12.2.4-12.2.5-12.2.5-22.2.6-12.2.7-12.2.7-22.2.7-2lenny12.2.7-2lenny22.2.7-2lenny32.2.7-32.3.2-12.3.2-22.3.3-12.3.4-12.3.4-22.3.4-32.3.4-42.3.4-52.3.4-6 |
6.0.10-1 |
otrs2Debian:8 |
before 3.3.18-1+deb8u5, plus listed versions 3.3.10-13.3.11-13.3.18-1+deb8u13.3.18-1+deb8u23.3.18-1+deb8u3 Show 6 moreShow less3.3.18-1+deb8u43.3.18-1~deb7u13.3.18-1~deb7u23.3.18-1~deb7u33.3.9-33.3.9-3+deb8u1 |
3.3.18-1+deb8u5 |
otrs2Debian:9 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.0.16-1+deb9u6, plus listed versions 2.0.4p01-102.0.4p01-112.0.4p01-122.0.4p01-132.0.4p01-14 Show 45 moreShow less2.0.4p01-14.12.0.4p01-152.0.4p01-162.0.4p01-172.0.4p01-182.0.4p01-62.0.4p01-72.0.4p01-82.0.4p01-92.0.99beta1-12.0.99beta1-22.1.1-12.1.3-12.1.4-12.1.4-22.1.5-12.1.5-22.1.5-32.1.6-12.1.7-12.1.7-22.2.0~beta2-12.2.0~beta3-12.2.1-12.2.2-12.2.3-12.2.4-12.2.5-12.2.5-22.2.6-12.2.7-12.2.7-22.2.7-2lenny12.2.7-2lenny22.2.7-2lenny32.2.7-32.3.2-12.3.2-22.3.3-12.3.4-12.3.4-22.3.4-32.3.4-42.3.4-52.3.4-6 |
5.0.16-1+deb9u6 |
otrs2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.10-15.0.1-15.0.1-25.0.2-15.0.3-15.0.5-15.0.6-15.0.7-1 |
None known |
otrs2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.23-15.0.24-16.0.1-16.0.2-16.0.3-16.0.4-16.0.5-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-14593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Otrs Open Ticket Request System, published August 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in otrs2 6.0.10-1.
References
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4317
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00021.html
community.otrs.com/security-advisory-2018-03-security-update-for-otrs-framework?lang=de
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14593
github.com/advisories/GHSA-22wj-vpf8-3m9x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14593
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14593
community.otrs.com/security-advisory-2018-03-security-update-for-otrs-framework
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14593
Left out here: 301 versions. The JSON record has them.