What is CVE-2017-7279?

CVE-2017-7279 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unitrends Enterprise_backup, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-7279?

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

Is CVE-2017-7279 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Unitrends Enterprise_backup

CVE-2017-7279

An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.

EPSS: 0.045 (89.3th 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

Unitrends Enterprise_backup
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-565 — Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7279?: CVE-2017-7279 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unitrends Enterprise_backup, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-7279?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7279 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.