XSS in Bestpractical Request Tracker
CVE-2025-31501
Best Practical RT (Request Tracker) 5.0 through 5.0.7 allows XSS via JavaScript injection in an RT permalink.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bestpractical Request Tracker
- Bestpractical Rt — versions 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/index.html (Release Notes)
- docs.bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/5.0.8 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-31501?
- CVE-2025-31501 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bestpractical Request Tracker, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-05-28.
- How severe is CVE-2025-31501?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-31501 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.