Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Request Tracker by Best Practical
CVE-2017-5943

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Bestpractical

Status
Request Tracker
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-5943?

Request Tracker versions prior to 4.0.25, 4.2.14, and 4.4.2 are susceptible to a security flaw that enables remote attackers to exploit crafted URLs to retrieve sensitive information related to CSRF verification tokens. This vulnerability can potentially facilitate unauthorized actions through exploitation of the CSRF protection mechanism, making it crucial for users of the affected versions to apply the necessary updates to mitigate risks.

References

https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilitie...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99384
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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