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CVE-2022-39049: Possible XSS in Admin Interface

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An attacker who is logged into OTRS as an admin user may manipulate the URL to cause execution of JavaScript in the context of OTRS.

Affected products

• OTRS AG OTRS: from 6.0.0 through 6.0.32; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.37; from 8.0.0 before 8.0.25 — fixed in 7.0.37, 8.0.25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OTRS AG OTRS 7.0.37, 8.0.25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2022-10/
• https://otrs.com/release-notes/otrs-security-advisory-2022-10/

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