Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting request-tracker5 package, versions <5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
Do your applications use this vulnerable package?
In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.
Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-REQUESTTRACKER5-13659118
- published23 Oct 2025
- disclosed24 Oct 2025
Introduced: 23 Oct 2025
CVE-2025-9158 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 request-tracker5 to version 5.0.7+dfsg-4+deb13u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream request-tracker5 package and not the request-tracker5 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Request Tracker software is vulnerable to a Stored XSS vulnerability in calendar invitation parsing feature, which displays invitation data without HTML sanitization. XSS vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specifically crafted e-mail enabling JavaScript code execution by displaying the ticket in the context of the logged-in user.
This vulnerability affects versions from 5.0.4 through 5.0.8 and from 6.0.0 through 6.0.1.