CVE-2017-12479
"Unitrends Backup (UB) Session Logic Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
It was discovered that an issue in the session logic in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 allowed using the LOGDIR environment variable during a web session to elevate an existing low-privilege user to root privileges. A remote attacker with existing low-privilege credentials could then execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 7, 2017, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 6, 2021, 3:03 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2017-12479.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2017-12479 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757 No Types Assigned https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:backup:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12479 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12479
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.92 }} 0.00%
score
0.80446
percentile