Vulnerability in Bestpractical Request Tracker
CVE-2017-5361
Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bestpractical Request Tracker — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5361?
- CVE-2017-5361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bestpractical Request Tracker. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5361?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.