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CVE-2012-4734: Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8 allows remote attackers to conduct a "confused deputy" attack to bypass the…

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 79.1% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: request-tracker4 (Debian:12) 4.0.7-2; request-tracker3.8 (Debian:6.0) 3.8.8-7+squeeze6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to request-tracker4 (Debian:12) 4.0.7-2; request-tracker3.8 (Debian:6.0) 3.8.8-7+squeeze6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8 allows remote attackers to conduct a "confused deputy" attack to bypass the CSRF warning protection mechanism and cause victims to "modify arbitrary state" via unknown vectors related to a crafted link.

Published
Nov 11, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.8% · 79th percentile

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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.8%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
bestpracticalrt

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • bestpractical rt3.8.0
  • bestpractical rt3.8.1
  • bestpractical rt3.8.10
  • bestpractical rt3.8.11
  • bestpractical rt3.8.12
  • bestpractical rt3.8.13
  • bestpractical rt3.8.14
  • bestpractical rt3.8.2
+12 more rows
  • bestpractical rt3.8.3
  • bestpractical rt3.8.4
  • bestpractical rt3.8.5
  • bestpractical rt3.8.6
  • bestpractical rt3.8.7
  • bestpractical rt3.8.8
  • bestpractical rt3.8.9
  • bestpractical rt4.0.0
  • bestpractical rt4.0.1
  • bestpractical rt4.0.2
  • bestpractical rt4.0.3
  • bestpractical rt4.0.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12request-tracker4before 4.0.7-24.0.7-2
Debian:6.0request-tracker3.8before 3.8.8-7+squeeze63.8.8-7+squeeze6

Same product

bestpractical: all records

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  • CVE-2011-5092Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.12 and 4.x before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges…
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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-4730Nov 11, 2012 · Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8 allows remote authenticated users with ModifySelf or AdminUser privileges…
    14Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-4732Nov 11, 2012 · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.12 and other versions before 3.8.15, and 4.0.6 and other…
    27Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-4884Nov 11, 2012 · Argument injection vulnerability in Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8 allows remote attackers to create…
    20Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:request-tracker3.83.8.8-7+squeeze6 · Debian:6.0Package registry (OSV)
debian:request-tracker44.0.7-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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