VDB-62903 · CVE-2012-4731 · DSA-2568

Best Practical RTFM up to 2.4.3 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Best Practical RTFM up to 2.4.3. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-4731. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Best Practical RTFM up to 2.4.3 (Ticket Tracking Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 11/11/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4731 since 08/29/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62723 (Debian DSA-2568-1 : rtfm - privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79609), Tenable (62723), SecurityFocus (BID 56291†), Secunia (SA51062†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36990†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Ticket Tracking Software

Vendor

Best Practical

Name

RTFM

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62723
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2568-1 : rtfm - privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 72563
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2568-1 (rtfm)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RTFM 2.2.2

Timelineinfo

08/29/2012 🔍
10/25/2012 +57 days 🔍
10/26/2012 +1 days 🔍
10/29/2012 +3 days 🔍
11/06/2012 +8 days 🔍
11/11/2012 +5 days 🔍
11/11/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +863 days 🔍
12/19/2021 +2462 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2568
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62903

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X-Force: 79609
SecurityFocus: 56291 - RT and RT RTFM Extension Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 51062
Vulnerability Center: 36990 - Best Practical Solutions RT Security Bypass - CVE-2012-4731, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 21:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 04/20/2017 14:14 (5), 12/19/2021 20:51 (3), 12/19/2021 20:58 (1), 12/19/2021 21:05 (2)
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