CVE-2017-7281: An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.3% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2. A lack of sanitization of user input in the createReportName and saveReport functions in recoveryconsole/bpl/reports.php allows for an authenticated user to create a randomly named file on disk with a user-controlled extension, contents, and path, leading to remote code execution, aka Unrestricted File Upload.
- Published
- Apr 12, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.3% · 91th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
Report tools
Action score
36
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.3%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| unitrends | enterprise backup | cpe:2.3:a:unitrends:enterprise_backup |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- unitrends enterprise backupup to 9.1.1 inclusive
Same product
unitrends: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-3008Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the comm…42Plan
- CVE-2017-7280An issue was discovered in api/includes/systems.php in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0.41Plan
- CVE-2017-7279An unprivileged user of the Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.0.0 web server can escalate to root privileges by modifying the "token"…40Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2014-3139May 2, 2014 · recoveryconsole/bpl/snmpd.php in Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the auth…31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2017-7284Apr 12, 2017 · An attacker that has hijacked a Unitrends Enterprise Backup (before 9.1.2) web server session can leverage api/includes/users.php to change…36Monitor
- Later →CVE-2017-7282Apr 19, 2017 · An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.1.23Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.