CVE-2017-12478 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 78.3% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 78.27% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kaseya | unitrends backup |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Unitrends UEB - HTTP API Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-10-08 |
| exploit-db | Unitrends UEB 9 - http api/storage Remote Root (Metasploit) | 2017-10-23 |
| exploit-db | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Authentication Bypass / Remote Command Execution | 2017-08-08 |
References
- https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005756
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43030/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45559/
- https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005756
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43030/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45559/
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