CVE-2012-6581 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2012-6581?

CVE-2012-6581 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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, allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a UI e-mail signing privilege.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6581?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bestpractical Request Tracker.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6581?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-6581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

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• CVE-2017-5944 Code injection in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2023-41259 Information disclosure in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2023-41260 Information disclosure in n/a High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6581, GHSA-g3f8-5r75-qjfx.