Multiple vulnerabilities in Best Practical Request Tracker
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-41259 CVE-2023-41260 CVE-2023-45024 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 CWE-200 CWE-211 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Request Tracker Web applications / Other software |
| Vendor | Best Practical Solutions |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU82256
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41259
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing email headers in
incoming email and the mail-gateway REST interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRequest Tracker: 4.0.0 - 5.0.4
External linkshttp://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-4.4.7
http://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-5.0.5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU82257
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41260
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the response messages returned
from requests sent via the mail-gateway REST interface. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRequest Tracker: 4.0.0 - 5.0.4
External linkshttp://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-4.4.7
http://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-5.0.5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU82258
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45024
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application via transaction searches made by
authenticated users in the transaction query builder. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRequest Tracker: 5.0.0 - 5.0.4
External linkshttp://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-5.0.5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Information exposure through externally-generated error message
EUVDB-ID: #VU82259
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-211 - Externally-generated error message containing sensitive information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application while handling error conditions. A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRequest Tracker: 5.0.0 - 5.0.4
External linkshttp://github.com/bestpractical/rt/releases/tag/rt-5.0.5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
