CVE-2026-6841 (GCVE-0-2026-6841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-21 11:49 – Updated: 2026-05-21 12:45 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Reflected XSS in Request Tracker
Summary
Request Tracker is vulnerable to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the "Page" parameter in GET requests. An attacker can craft a URL that, when opened, results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim’s browser. This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 up to 5.0.9 and from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.2.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Best Practical Request Tracker Affected: 5.0.4 , < 5.0.10 (semver)
Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.0.3 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-05-21 10:38
Credits
Aleksander Iwicki (CERT Polska)
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