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CVE-2017-12479: Unitrends LOGDIR privilege escalation RCE - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="cve-id"><strong>CVE ID</strong></h3> <p>CVE-2017-12479</p> <h3 data-id="description"><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></h3> <p>It was discovered that an issue in the Unitrends session logic allowed using the LOGDIR environment variable during a web session to elevate an existing low privilege user to root privileges. A remote attacker with existing low-privilege credentials could then execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.<br>Privileges Required: Low<br><br> </p> <h3 data-id="resolution"><strong>RESOLUTION</strong></h3> <p>Resolution: Upgrade to Unitrends release 10.0.0-2 or later, or apply Unitrends security update to a prior release<br><br>Unitrends reference UNIBP-13942</p> <h3 data-id="link-to-advisories"><strong>LINK TO ADVISORIES</strong></h3> <p></p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fnvd.nist.gov%2Fvuln%2Fdetail%2FCVE-2017-12479">https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12479</a></li></ul><h3 data-id="notes"><strong>NOTES</strong></h3> <p>Discoverer(s)/Credits: Benny Husted, Cale Smith, Jared Arave</p> </article> </main>