CVE-2017-12478

critical

Description

It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45559/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43030/

https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005756

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-4050

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-07

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.78269