Best Practical Request Tracker up to 5.0.9/6.0.2 GET Request Page cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Best Practical Request Tracker up to 5.0.9/6.0.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GET Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument Page causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6841. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Best Practical Request Tracker up to 5.0.9/6.0.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Page with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Request Tracker is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the "Page" parameter in GET requests. An attacker can craft a URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim’s browser. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 up to 5.0.9 and from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.2.

The weakness was disclosed by Aleksander Iwicki. The advisory is shared at cert.pl. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-6841 since 04/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 316408 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6841), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.0.10 or 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (316408). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Ticket Tracking Software

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• Best Practical

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• Request Tracker

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.9
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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