Advisory Details

December 15th, 2017

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

CVE ID	CVE-2017-17653
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 NVBUBackupOptionSet 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
CREDIT	Brian Gorenc - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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