CVE-2015-6506
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT)...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
CVE-2015-6506- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
CVE-2015-6506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6446 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
EUVD-2015-6446- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpvc-q5c7-mgxf No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT)...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
GHSA-cpvc-q5c7-mgxf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
CVE-2015-6506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-6506 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6506 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cryptography interface in Request Tracker (RT) before 4.2.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted public key.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6506- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
request-tracker4Debian:12 |
before 4.2.11-2 | 4.2.11-2 |
request-tracker4Debian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.0.7-5+deb7u4, plus listed versions 4.0.7-54.0.7-5+deb7u14.0.7-5+deb7u24.0.7-5+deb7u2~bpo60+14.0.7-5+deb7u34.0.7-5+deb7u3~bpo60+1 |
4.0.7-5+deb7u4 |
request-tracker4Debian:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.2.8-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 4.2.8-3 |
4.2.8-3+deb8u1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-6506 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Bestpractical Request Tracker, published August 13, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in request-tracker4 4.2.11-2.
References
bestpractical.com/release-notes/rt/4.2.12
blog.bestpractical.com/2015/08/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165124.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3335
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github.com/bestpractical/rt/commit/36a461947b00b105336adb4997d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6506
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6506
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6506
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/13/8
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6506