CVE-2025-31500 in Request Tracker
Summary
by MITRE • 05/28/2025
Best Practical RT (Request Tracker) 5.0 through 5.0.7 allows XSS via JavaScript injection in an Asset name.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/28/2025
The vulnerability CVE-2025-31500 affects Best Practical RT (Request Tracker) versions 5.0 through 5.0.7, representing a cross-site scripting vulnerability that arises from insufficient input validation in asset name handling. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious javascript code through asset names, potentially compromising user sessions and enabling unauthorized actions within the application. The vulnerability stems from the application's failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input before rendering it in web responses, creating an attack surface where crafted asset names can execute arbitrary javascript code in the context of other users' browsers.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability involves the application's asset management functionality where users can create and modify asset records containing descriptive names. When these names are displayed in web interfaces without proper sanitization or encoding, malicious javascript payloads can be executed in the browsers of other users who view the affected asset records. This represents a classic reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability where the malicious payload is embedded in the asset name and executed when the page containing that name is rendered. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-79 which categorizes cross-site scripting flaws as weaknesses in input validation and output encoding, specifically addressing the failure to properly encode output data for safe rendering in web contexts.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple script execution, potentially enabling attackers to hijack user sessions, steal sensitive information, or perform unauthorized actions within the RT application. An attacker could craft asset names containing malicious javascript that, when viewed by administrators or other users, could steal session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, or modify application data. The severity is amplified by the fact that asset names are often visible to multiple users within the application, creating multiple potential attack vectors. This vulnerability affects the integrity and confidentiality of the application's user data and could compromise the overall security posture of organizations relying on RT for issue tracking and asset management.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2025-31500 should prioritize immediate patching of affected RT versions to the latest available releases that contain proper input sanitization. Organizations should implement comprehensive input validation and output encoding mechanisms specifically for asset name fields, ensuring all user-supplied data is properly escaped before rendering in web contexts. The implementation should follow established security practices such as using context-appropriate encoding techniques like HTML entity encoding for web output and implementing proper content security policies to limit script execution. Additionally, organizations should consider implementing web application firewalls and monitoring for suspicious asset name patterns, while conducting regular security assessments to identify similar vulnerabilities in other application components. This vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of input validation and output encoding practices in preventing cross-site scripting attacks, aligning with ATT&CK technique T1566 which covers social engineering attacks through malicious payloads in web applications.