Vulnerability · Published Oct 24, 2025 · Assigned by CERT-PL
CVE-2025-9158Stored XSS in Request Tracker
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Request Tracker from Best Practical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The Request Tracker software is vulnerable to a Stored XSS vulnerability in calendar invitation parsing feature, which displays invitation data without HTML sanitization. XSS vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specifically crafted e-mail enabling JavaScript code execution by displaying the ticket in the context of the logged-in user. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 through 5.0.8 and from 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-9158 |
| Debian:14 | request-tracker5 | 5.0.7+dfsg-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-9158 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | request-tracker5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9158 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | request-tracker5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9158 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practical | Request Tracker | 5.0.4 – through 5.0.86.0.0 – through 6.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/10/CVE-2025-9158/ third-party-advisory
- https://requesttracker.com/request-tracker/ product