Request Tracker is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the "Page" parameter in GET requests. An attacker can craft a URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim’s browser. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 up to 5.0.9 and from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.2.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8506-1 advisory.

    Aleksander Iwicki discovered that Request Tracker did not properly sanitize the search Page URL     parameter. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting     attack. (CVE-2026-6841)

    It was discovered that Request Tracker did not properly sanitize user- controlled data written to     spreadsheet exports of search results. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a     spreadsheet (CSV/formula) injection attack, causing spreadsheet applications to interpret crafted values     as formulas or macros when the file is opened. (CVE-2026-41073)

    It was discovered that Request Tracker did not properly validate input incorporated into database queries     via the entry_aggregator parameter in JSON search. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to     perform SQL injection attacks and read or modify data in the RT database. (CVE-2026-41075)

    It was discovered that Request Tracker contained an authentication bypass when configured to authenticate     users against an LDAP or Active Directory server. Under certain LDAP server configurations, a remote     attacker could possibly use this issue to authenticate as any LDAP-backed RT user without supplying valid     credentials. (CVE-2026-41076)

    It was discovered that Request Tracker served certain uploaded content inline rather than as an     attachment. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a cross-site scripting attack.
    (CVE-2026-44229)

    It was discovered that Request Tracker did not properly sanitize input on search-results chart pages. A     remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting attack.
    (CVE-2026-44230)

    Jeroen Gui discovered that Request Tracker did not properly restrict access to the REST 2.0 user     collection endpoint. A privileged user could possibly use this issue to obtain authentication credentials     belonging to other users, including administrators, resulting in privilege escalation and information     disclosure. (CVE-2026-44231)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6327 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6327-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     June 07, 2026                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : request-tracker4     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-6841 CVE-2026-41073 CVE-2026-41075 CVE-2026-41076                      CVE-2026-44229 CVE-2026-44231

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Request Tracker, an     extensible trouble-ticket tracking system, which could result privilege     escalation, information disclosure, SQL injections, LDAP authentication     bypass, cross-site scripting or spreadsheet (CSV/formula) injection.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u4.

    We recommend that you upgrade your request-tracker4 packages.

    For the detailed security status of request-tracker4 please refer to its     security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/request-tracker4

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6324 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6324-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     June 06, 2026                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : request-tracker5     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-6841 CVE-2026-41073 CVE-2026-41075 CVE-2026-41076                      CVE-2026-44229 CVE-2026-44230 CVE-2026-44231

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Request Tracker, an     extensible trouble-ticket tracking system, which could result privilege     escalation, information disclosure, SQL injections, LDAP authentication     bypass, cross-site scripting or spreadsheet (CSV/formula) injection.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u6.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your request-tracker5 packages.

    For the detailed security status of request-tracker5 please refer to its     security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/request-tracker5

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Request Tracker is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the Page     parameter in GET requests. An attacker can craft a URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript     execution in the victim's browser. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 up to 5.0.9 and from     6.0.0 up to 6.0.2. (CVE-2026-6841)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
325431	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Request Tracker vulnerabilities (USN-8506-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
319633	Debian dsa-6327 : request-tracker4 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
319608	Debian dsa-6324 : request-tracker5 - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
316408	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6841	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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