CVE-2023-41259
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:21 AM UTC
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.4.75.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.5
Affected range stops below 4.4.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/4.4.7Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/5.0.5Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/index.htmlSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00046.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-200
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