Quest NetVault Backup Server Process Manager Service NVBUBackup ClientList Method SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

December 15th, 2017
ZDI-17-990 ZDI-CAN-4287

CVE ID

CVE-2017-17654

CVSS Score

7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors

Quest

Affected Products

NetVault Backup

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 NVBUBackup ClientList 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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