CVE-2017-7279
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to...
CVE-2017-7279 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unitrends Enterprise Backup, published April 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.39%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.39%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
- Record
CVE-2017-7279- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-565
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
- Record
CVE-2017-7279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16308No score
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16308- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmjg-wvw3-w3hh
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to...
An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token" cookie issued at login.
- Record
GHSA-gmjg-wvw3-w3hh- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-565
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.