Is CVE-2023-41259 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41259 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41259?

CVE-2023-41259 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41259?

CVE-2023-41259 has an EPSS score of 0.72% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41259?

Upgrade request-tracker4 on debian 11 to 4.4.4+dfsg-2+deb11u3 or later. Fixes are available for 12 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41259

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

request-tracker4Debian

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2+deb11u3CVE-2023-41259

Fixed in:4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u1CVE-2023-41259

request-tracker4Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

request-tracker5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-7692-1

Fixed in:5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7692-1

rt4-apache2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-clientsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-db-mysqlUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-db-postgresqlUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-db-sqliteUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-fcgiUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt4-standaloneUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.3-2+deb10u3build0.20.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.04.1USN-6529-1

Fixed in:4.4.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.23.10.1USN-6529-1

rt5-fcgiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-7692-1

Fixed in:5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7692-1

rt5-standaloneUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-7692-1

Fixed in:5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7692-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Other references1

lists.debian.org

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CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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