Description
FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors.
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 12 | request-tracker4 | 4.0.7-2 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | rtfm | 2.4.2-4+squeeze2 | DSA-2568-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2568-1 rtfm - privilege escalation Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 51111 third-party-advisory
- [rt-announce] 20121025 Security vulnerabilities in RT mailing-list
- DSA-2568 vendor-advisory
- [rt-announce] 20121025 RTFM 2.4.5 Released mailing-list
- 51062 third-party-advisory