Auth bypass in Kaseya Unitrends_backup
CVE-2017-12477
It was discovered that the bpserverd proprietary protocol in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0, as invoked through xinetd, has an issue in which its authentication can be bypassed. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitr…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.760 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Kaseya Unitrends_backup
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12477?
- CVE-2017-12477 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kaseya Unitrends_backup, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12477?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-12477 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.