What is CVE-2020-8427?

CVE-2020-8427 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unitrends Backup, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-8427?

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

SQL Injection in Unitrends Backup

CVE-2020-8427

In Unitrends Backup before 10.4.1, an HTTP request parameter was not properly sanitized, allowing for SQL injection that resulted in an authentication bypass.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th 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

Unitrends Backup
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8427?: CVE-2020-8427 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unitrends Backup, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-8427?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.