Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-31500
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in RT from bestpractical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Best Practical RT (Request Tracker) 5.0 through 5.0.7 allows XSS via JavaScript injection in an Asset name.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-31500 |
| Debian:12 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 | DSA-5909-1 |
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-31500 |
| Debian:14 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-31500 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bestpractical | RT | 5.0.0 – before 5.0.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N