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CVE-2018-1163

N/A
Published: February 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetVault Backup

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. The specific flaw exists within JSON RPC Request handling. By setting the checksession parameter to a specific value, it is possible to bypass authentication to critical functions. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4752.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-006

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287NVD-CWE-noinfo

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