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CVE-2017-5944

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5944 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Request Tracker (RT) versions 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2. This flaw allows remote authenticated users with specific privileges to execute arbitrary code by manipulating a saved search name within the dashboard subscription interface. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:request_tracker:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:request_tracker:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:request_tracker:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:request_tracker:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bestpractical:request_tracker:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0278 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

forum.bestpractical.com / t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3882
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99381
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry