CVE-2017-7279
Unitrends Enterprise Backup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2017, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7279 has a 8 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2017-7279.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7279 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-2017-7279
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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A collection of proof-of-concept exploit scripts written by the team at Rhino Security Labs for various CVEs.
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Proof-of-Concept exploits for CVEs found by the team at Rhino Security Labs
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✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-7279 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7279 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-565 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 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://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ No Types Assigned https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:enterprise_backup:8.2.0-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.46 }} -3.01%
score
0.88043
percentile