# CVE-2012-6580: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can spoof message origins or bypass encryption audits in RT when GnuPG is enabled, requiring user interaction to view the misleading UI.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6580, GHSA-pr6v-qj9p-h45q

## What is CVE-2012-6580?

CVE-2012-6580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### 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, does not ensure that the UI labels unencrypted messages as unencrypted, which might make it easier for remote attackers to spoof details of a message's origin or interfere with encryption-policy auditing via an e-mail message to a queue's address.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bestpractical Request Tracker.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6580?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-6580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-44231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44231/): RT: Privilege escalation and information disclosure via REST 2.0 user collection endpoint (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-5943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5943/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5944](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5944/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-41259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41259/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-41260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41260/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6580/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6580

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6580/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.