2.3

CVE-2025-2545: best_practical_solutions request_tracker

CVSS: 2.3v4.0LowDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-2545DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2545
Published 05-05-2025Last modified 03-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-2545 is a low (CVSS 2.3) vulnerability in best_practical_solutions request_tracker. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
9/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.3/10
010
Low · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DLA-4157-1DSA-5909-1DSA-5911-1USN-7692-1

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.18% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • request-tracker4< 4.4.6+dfsg-1.1+deb12u2
  • request-tracker5< 5.0.3+dfsg-3~deb12u3 | < 5.0.7+dfsg-3
Ubuntu2 products
  • request-tracker4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • request-tracker5< 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 | < 5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Best_practical_solutions1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

References

8 links