Advisory Details

December 15th, 2017

Quest NetVault Backup Server Process Manager Service NVBUScheduleSet Get Method SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-977
ZDI-CAN-4235

CVE ID CVE-2017-17424
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Quest
AFFECTED PRODUCTS NetVault Backup
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['28751']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of NVBUScheduleSet Get method requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the underlying database.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS


Fixed by NVBU 11.4.5
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2017-12-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-12-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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