CVE-2017-7284 json
An attacker that has hijacked a Unitrends Enterprise Backup (before 9.1.2) web server session can leverage api/includes/users.php to change…
published 2017-04-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16313
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An attacker that has hijacked a Unitrends Enterprise Backup (before 9.1.2) web server session can leverage api/includes/users.php to change the password of the logged in account without knowing the current password. This allows for an account takeover.
Exploit prediction
2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- rhinosecuritylabs.com https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
rhinosecuritylabs.com
/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7284
- NVD CVE-2017-7284
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