CVE-2021-43038

An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The wguest account could execute commands by injecting into PostgreSQL trigger functions. This allowed privilege escalation from the wguest user to the postgres user.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4412762258961	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-1	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-2	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-12-05 20:15

Updated : 2022-11-28 13:39

NVD link : CVE-2021-43038

Mitre link : CVE-2021-43038

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Products Affected

kaseya

unitrends_backup

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