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    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.

    Published:Aug 7, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 7, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.13453
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kaseya
    Product
    Unitrends Backup

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42959

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High