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CVE-2012-6578: Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration…

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)

  • 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% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 65.1% of all records.
  • 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

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.

Published
Jul 24, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 65th percentile

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Action score

17

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
bestpracticalrequest tracker

Affected versions

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

  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.10
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.11
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.12
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.13
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.14
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.3
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.4
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.7
+9 more rows
  • bestpractical request tracker3.8.9
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.0
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.1
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.2
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.3
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.4
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.5
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.6
  • bestpractical request tracker4.0.7

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

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-44231RT: Privilege escalation and information disclosure via REST 2.0 user collection endpoint
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5944The dashboard subscription interface in Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 might allow…
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5943Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…
    35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2013-3525May 10, 2013 · SQL injection vulnerability in Approvals/ in Request Tracker (RT) 4.0.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL…
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-6579Jul 24, 2013 · Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to configure…
    25Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-6580Jul 24, 2013 · Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled, does not ensure that the UI labels…
    17Monitor

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

    If successful

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

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-310 · Cryptographic Issues

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    References

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