CVE-2017-12479
🗓️ 07 Aug 2017 15:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 79 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Privilege Escalation Exploit | 6 Oct 201700:00 | – | zdt |
 | CVE-2017-12479 | 8 Aug 201700:00 | – | circl |
 | Unitrends Backup Privilege Access Control Vulnerability | 14 Aug 201700:00 | – | cnvd |
 | CVE-2017-12479 | 7 Aug 201715:00 | – | cvelist |
 | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Privilege Escalation | 8 Aug 201700:00 | – | exploitdb |
 | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Privilege Escalation | 8 Aug 201700:00 | – | exploitpack |
 | CVE-2017-12479 | 7 Aug 201715:29 | – | nvd |
 | Unitrends < 10.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 23 Oct 201700:00 | – | openvas |
 | CVE-2017-12479 | 7 Aug 201715:29 | – | osv |
 | Unitrends UEB 9.1 Privilege Escalation | 4 Oct 201700:00 | – | packetstorm |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005757 |
| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | request body | /api/login | Authenticated login endpoint used to obtain an auth_token for exploitation. | |
| password | request body | /api/login | Authenticated login endpoint used to obtain an auth_token for exploitation. | |
| AuthToken | header | /api/summary/current/ | Endpoint uses an encoded AuthToken header to craft scripted payloads that modify LOG_DIR and log contents enabling file placement in webroot as part of the RCE chain. | |
| AuthToken | header | /api/summary/current/ | Second crafted AuthToken (auth_mod2) injects shell_exec payload into log file via the same endpoint. | |
| log_file | path | /tempPDF/{log_file} | Touch a file in the webroot via a GET to a path that becomes php payload location. | |
| cmd | query param | /tempPDF/{log_file} | Send cmd via query parameter to write PHP shell into shell.php at webroot. | |
| cmd | query param | /tempPDF/shell.php | Access the generated PHP shell and execute commands through the cmd parameter. |
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17 Jun 2026 01:03Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 38.8
CVSS 29
EPSS0.11811