CVE-2017-7283 — An authenticated user of Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9
An authenticated user of Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2 can execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted filename to the /api/restore/download-files endpoint, related to the downloadFiles function in api/includes/restore.php.
Published
2017-04-20T02:59:00.220
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
01What is this vulnerability?
An authenticated user of Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2 can execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted filename to the /api/restore/download-files endpoint, related to the downloadFiles function in api/includes/restore.php.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-04-20T02:59:00.220
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- rhinosecuritylabs.com — https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter…
- support.unitrends.com — https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/ka640000000CcWBAA0/00000…
- rhinosecuritylabs.com — https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter…
- support.unitrends.com — https://support.unitrends.com/UnitrendsBackup/s/article/ka640000000CcWBAA0/00000…
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