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CVE-2012-4731

Published: Nov 11, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4731
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RtfmBestpractical*2.4.3 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.2.0 (including)2.2.0 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
RtfmBestpractical2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
RtfmUbuntuhardy*
RtfmUbuntulucid*
RtfmUbuntuoneiric*
RtfmUbuntuprecise*
RtfmUbuntuupstream*

References

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