Best Practical RT up to 5.0.9/6.0.2 URL cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Best Practical RT up to 5.0.9/6.0.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-44230. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Best Practical RT up to 5.0.9/6.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:
RT is an open source, enterprise-grade issue and ticket tracking system. Versions 5.0.4 up to (but not including) 5.0.10, and 6.0.0 up to (but not including) 6.0.3 contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where an attacker who can induce an authenticated RT user to visit a crafted URL can execute arbitrary JavaScript in that user's browser session. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.10 and 6.0.3.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-44230 since 05/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
Upgrading to version 5.0.10 or 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: RT 5.0.10/6.0.3
Timeline
05/05/2026 CVE reserved07/20/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/20/2026 VulDB entry created
07/20/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-44230 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380752
Entry
Created: 07/20/2026 22:18Changes: 07/20/2026 22:18 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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