Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-41259
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in the rt4 package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Best Practical Request Tracker (RT) before 4.4.7 and 5.x before 5.0.5 allows Information Disclosure via fake or spoofed RT email headers in an email message or a mail-gateway REST API call.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | rt4 | 4.4.7-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | rt4 | 4.4.7-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | rt4 | 4.4.7-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | rt4 | 4.4.7-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | rt4 | 4.4.7-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker4 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u1 | DSA-5542-1 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker4 | 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u2 | DSA-5541-1 |
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.5+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Debian:14 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.5+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41259 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | request-tracker4 | 4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1 | USN-6529-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200