CVE-2011-4459

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-06-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.x before 3.8.12 and 4.x before 4.0.6 does not properly disable groups, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a group membership.

Affected products

bestpractical rt: 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5 (+164)

References

http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000202.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000203.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000204.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49259
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53660
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000202.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000203.html
http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2012-May/000204.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49259
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53660

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