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CVE-2017-12479

UnknownEPSS 11.81%

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CVE-2017-12479 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 11.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
11.81%

95.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
KaseyaUnitrends Backup<= 9.1

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-12479?
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.
How severe is CVE-2017-12479?
Severity scoring for CVE-2017-12479 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 11.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12479?
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Source: NVD / NIST