Description
Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.9 and 3.8.x through 3.8.5 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the session identifier via a manipulation that leverages "HTTP access to the RT server," a related issue to CVE-2009-3585.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | request-tracker3.6 | 3.6.7-5+lenny3 | DSA-1944-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | request-tracker3.4 | 3.4.5-2+etch1 | DSA-1944-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | request-tracker3.6 | 3.6.1-4+etch1 | DSA-1944-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1944-1 request-tracker3.4 request-tracker3.6 - session hijack vulnerability Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [rt-announce] 20091130 SECURITY - RT 3.6.10 Released mailing-list
- FEDORA-2009-12783 vendor-advisory
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- 37546 third-party-advisory
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
- rt-unspecified-session-hijacking(54472) vdb-entry
- [rt-announce] 20091130 SECURITY - Session Fixation Vulnerability in RT 3.0.0-3.8.5 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2009-12817 vendor-advisory
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- 37728 third-party-advisory
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- FEDORA-2009-12827 vendor-advisory
- http://blog.bestpractical.com/2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
- 37162 vdb-entry