CVE-2018-1163

2018-02-0818:00:00

CWE-287

zdi

www.cve.org

9.8 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.448 Medium

EPSS

Percentile

97.4%

JSON

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. The specific flaw exists within JSON RPC Request handling. By setting the checksession parameter to a specific value, it is possible to bypass authentication to critical functions. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4752.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Quest NetVault Backup",
    "vendor": "Quest",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.2.0.13"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-006