9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-12477
Unitrends Backup Root Command Execution
Description

It was discovered that the bpserverd proprietary protocol in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0, as invoked through xinetd, has an issue in which its authentication can be bypassed. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 7, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 16, 2021, 6:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12477 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kaseya unitrends_backup
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12477.

URL Resource
https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005755 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43031/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12477 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43031/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43031/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43031/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005755 No Types Assigned https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005755 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:backup:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

58.20 }} -1.42%

score

0.97784

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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