CVE-2017-12479

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.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.24% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory unitrends.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12479?: CVE-2017-12479 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12479?: To fix CVE-2017-12479, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12479 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-12479 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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