Best Practical Request Tracker up to 3.8.14 Approvals ShowPending sql injection ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability was found in Best Practical Request Tracker up to 3.8.14 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file Approvals. Executing a manipulation of the argument ShowPending can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-3525. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. There are still doubts about whether this vulnerability truly exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Best Practical Request Tracker up to 3.8.14 (Ticket Tracking Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file Approvals. The manipulation of the argument ShowPending with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** SQL injection vulnerability in Approvals/ in Request Tracker (RT) 4.0.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ShowPending parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "We were unable to replicate it, and the individual that reported it retracted their report," and "we had verified that the claimed exploit did not function according to the author s claims."

The weakness was presented 05/10/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3525 since 05/10/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83375), Exploit-DB (38459), SecurityFocus (BID 59022†) and OSVDB (92265†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Ticket Tracking Software

Vendor

• Best Practical

Name

• Request Tracker

Version

• 3.8.0
• 3.8.1
• 3.8.2
• 3.8.3
• 3.8.4
• 3.8.5
• 3.8.6
• 3.8.7
• 3.8.8
• 3.8.9
• 3.8.10
• 3.8.11
• 3.8.12
• 3.8.13
• 3.8.14

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