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CVE-2017-12479
Published: Aug 7, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757
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