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Request Tracker (RT) 4.x < 4.2.12 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Request Tracker Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities. Multiple flaws due to insufficient validation of public key parameter and group rights management pages. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script code in the browser, steal authentication credentials, and launch other attacks. Affected version: Request Tracker 4.x before 4.2.12. Upgrade to version 4.2.12

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:bestpractical:request_tracker";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811528");
  script_version("2025-12-01T05:45:26+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-01 05:45:26 +0000 (Mon, 01 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-07-18 16:33:24 +0530 (Tue, 18 Jul 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5475", "CVE-2015-6506");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Request Tracker (RT) 4.x < 4.2.12 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_request_tracker_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("request_tracker/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Request Tracker (RT) is prone to multiple cross-site scripting
  (XSS) vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:

  - An insufficient validation of public key parameter in the cryptography interface.

  - An insufficient sanitization of vectors related to the user and group rights management
  pages.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute
  arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site.
  This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other
  attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Request Tracker (RT) version 4.x prior to 4.2.12.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.2.12 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/4.2.12");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76364");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bestpractical.com/blog/2015/08/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4.0.0", test_version_up: "4.2.12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.2.12", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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01 Dec 2025 00:00Current
9.2High risk
Vulners AI Score9.2
CVSS 24.3
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