Information exposure vulnerability in Request Tracker (RT)
Information exposure vulnerability in RT software affecting version 4.4.1. This vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to the device to retrieve sensitive information about the application, such as vulnerability tickets, because the application stores the information in the browser cache, leading to information exposure despite session termination.
- Published
- Apr 4, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · INCIBE
- 5.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (INCIBE). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Best Practical Solutions Request Tracker
- 4.4.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | request-tracker4 | before 4.4.4+dfsg-2+deb11u4 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2+deb11u4 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker4 | before 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u2 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u2 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | before 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 |
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | before 5.0.7+dfsg-1 | 5.0.7+dfsg-1 |
Same product
best practical solutions: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2003-0273Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface for Request Tracker (RT) 1.0 through 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute 27Monitor
- CVE-2006-2169RT: Request Tracker 3.5.HEAD allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the Rows parameter in Dist/Display.html, which reve20Monitor
- CVE-2012-2768Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the topic administration page in the RTFM extension 2.0.4 through 2.4.3 for Best Prac17Monitor
- CVE-2025-2545Deprecated 3DES cryptographic algorithm used by Request Tracker in emails encrypted with S/MIME9Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:request-tracker4 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Javier Garcia Antónfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.incibe.es/incibe-cert/alerta-temprana/avisos/vulnerabilidad-de-exposicion-de-informacion-en-request-tracker-rt
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00009.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.