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Fencer Vulns
low 2.3

CVE-2025-2545 json

Deprecated 3DES cryptographic algorithm used by Request Tracker in emails encrypted with S/MIME

published 2025-05-05 18 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-13369

cvss
2.3
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in Best Practical Solutions, LLC's Request Tracker prior to v5.0.8, where the Triple DES (3DES) cryptographic algorithm is used to protect emails sent with S/MIME encryption. Triple DES is considered obsolete and insecure due to its susceptibility to birthday attacks, which could compromise the confidentiality of encrypted messages.

Patch / fix

  • Best Practical Solutions Request Tracker 5.0.8
  • request-tracker4 Debian 12 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u2
  • request-tracker5 Debian 12 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3
  • request-tracker5 Debian 14, Debian 13 5.0.7+dfsg-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2545

  • request-tracker5 Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1
  • request-tracker5 Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2545

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • Best Practical Solutions Request Tracker

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

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