# CVE-2015-5475: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Request Tracker's rights management pages, potentially stealing user data or hijacking accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5475, GHSA-wp66-gjc9-9vxx

## What is CVE-2015-5475?

CVE-2015-5475 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.2.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the (1) user and (2) group rights management pages.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5475?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bestpractical Request Tracker.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5475?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-5475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5475 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-2015-5475 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5475 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5475 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-2015-5475/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5475/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5475
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5475
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5475

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5475/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.