CVE-2017-12479 (GCVE-0-2017-12479)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-07 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2017-08-07 00:00
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