8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7281
Unitrends Enterprise Backup Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2. A lack of sanitization of user input in the createReportName and saveReport functions in recoveryconsole/bpl/reports.php allows for an authenticated user to create a randomly named file on disk with a user-controlled extension, contents, and path, leading to remote code execution, aka Unrestricted File Upload.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7281 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7281 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 Unitrends enterprise_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-2017-7281.

URL Resource
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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).

None

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

A collection of proof-of-concept exploit scripts written by the team at Rhino Security Labs for various CVEs.

Shell

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 28, 2022, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python HTML PowerShell

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2022, noon This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python HTML PowerShell

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2022, 11:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.

None

Shell Python HTML

Updated: 4 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 23, 2021, 5:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 27 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
14 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1029 different CVEs too.

Proof-of-Concept exploits for CVEs found by the team at Rhino Security Labs

Python HTML Shell PowerShell Ruby

Updated: 2 days ago
843 stars 234 fork 234 watcher
Born at : Dec. 18, 2018, 9:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 53 different CVEs too.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago
3391 stars 683 fork 683 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7281 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7281 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 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:enterprise_backup:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7281 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-2017-7281 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

7.41 }} -4.68%

score

0.90890

percentile

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