CVE-2012-6578 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2012-6578?

CVE-2012-6578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, when GnuPG is enabled with a "Sign by default" queue configuration, uses a queue's key for signing, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages by leveraging the lack of authentication semantics.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6578?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bestpractical Request Tracker.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6578?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-6578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CVE-2012-4735, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6578, GHSA-g7j7-53qx-fqp5.