What is CVE-2017-17412?

CVE-2017-17412 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Netvault Backup, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-17412?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Quest Netvault Backup

CVE-2017-17412

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.3.0.12. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of GET method requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the underlying database. Was ZDI-CAN-4223.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.039 (89.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Netvault_backup — versions 11.3.0.12
Quest Netvault Backup — versions 11.3.0.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17412?: CVE-2017-17412 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Netvault Backup, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-17412?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.