Vulnerability in Kaseya Unitrends Backup

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-12479: held from 0.118 to 0.118.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12479?
CVE-2017-12479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaseya Unitrends Backup. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-12479?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.