CVE-2026-48188
Received Received - Intake
SQL Injection in OTRS Database Layer

Publication date: 2026-06-01

Last updated on: 2026-06-01

Assigner: OTRS AG

Description
An improper Input Validation vulnerability in OTRS or ((OTRS)) Community Edition database layer module allows an unauthenticated SQL injection which can lead to an authentication bypass. This issue only affects the system if the MySQL/MariaDB server is configured with the NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES SQL mode. This issue affects OTRS: * 7.0.X * 8.0.X * 2023.X * 2024.X * 2025.X * 2026.X before 2026.4.X * (OTRS)) Community Edition: 6.0.x Products based on the ((OTRS)) Community Edition also very likely to be affected
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Published
2026-06-01
Last Modified
2026-06-01
Generated
2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 7 associated CPEs
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otrs otrs 7.0
otrs otrs 8.0
otrs otrs 2023
otrs otrs 2024
otrs otrs 2025
otrs otrs to 2026.4 (exc)
otrs otrs_community_edition 6.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-20 The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an improper input validation issue in the database layer module of OTRS or ((OTRS)) Community Edition. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform SQL injection, which can lead to bypassing authentication controls.

The vulnerability only affects systems where the MySQL or MariaDB server is configured with the NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES SQL mode.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can bypass authentication without needing valid credentials, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system.

This can lead to a compromise of sensitive data and unauthorized actions within the affected OTRS system.


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