Vulnerability Details : 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.
Products affected by CVE-2017-12479
- cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12479
13.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-12479
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9.0
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2017-12479
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https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757
CVE-2017-12479: Unitrends LOGDIR privilege escalation RCEVendor Advisory
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