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title: "CVE-2012-4600\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-4600

Publication date 31 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Ticket Request System
(OTRS) Help Desk 2.4.x before 2.4.14, 3.0.x before 3.0.16, and 3.1.x before
3.1.10, when Firefox or Opera is used, allows remote attackers to inject
arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with nested HTML
tags.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| otrs2 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4600)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4600)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-4600)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4600)

### Other references

* <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511404>
* <http://znuny.com/en/#!/advisory/ZSA-2012-02>
* <http://www.otrs.com/de/open-source/community-news/security-advisories/security-advisory-2012-02/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4600>
