OTRS Merge Operations Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

Summary
This host is installed with OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) and is prone to restriction bypass vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow authenticated attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by merging two tickets. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) version 2.3.0-beta4 or later, For updates refer to http://www.otrs.com/en/
Insight
A flaw exists in AgentTicketMerge.pm which checks for the rw permission, instead of the configured merge permission
Affected
OTRS (Open Ticket Request System) version before 2.3.0-beta4
Detection
Get the installed version of OTRS with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References

Updated on 2015-03-25