FKIE_CVE-2012-4731

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-11 13:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
FAQ manager for Request Tracker (RTFM) before 2.4.5 does not properly check user rights, which allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary articles in arbitrary classes via unknown vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000215.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/51062Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/51111Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2568
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000212.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-October/000215.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/51062Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/51111Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2568
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
bestpractical rtfm *
bestpractical rtfm 2.2.0
bestpractical rtfm 2.2.1
bestpractical rtfm 2.2.2
bestpractical rtfm 2.4.0
bestpractical rtfm 2.4.1
bestpractical rtfm 2.4.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:45:38.277",
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