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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-1163 in the critical feed json

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-11801

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.0%
EPSS 16.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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Exploit prediction

16.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Quest Quest NetVault Backup

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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