Description
Request Tracker (RT) 3.8.x before 3.8.17 and 4.0.x before 4.0.13 allows remote authenticated users with the permissions to view the administration pages to execute arbitrary private components via unspecified 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 | 4.0.12-2 | — |
| Debian 7 | request-tracker4 | 4.0.7-5+deb7u2 | DSA-2671-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | request-tracker3.8 | 3.8.8-7+squeeze7 | DSA-2670-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2671-1 request-tracker4 - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2670-1 request-tracker3.8 - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [rt-announce] 20130522 RT 3.8.17 released mailing-list
- 93610 vdb-entry
- [rt-announce] 20130522 Security vulnerabilities in RT mailing-list
- [rt-announce] 20130522 RT 4.0.13 released mailing-list
- 53505 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2670 vendor-advisory
- 53522 third-party-advisory