Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 auth improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument auth causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3139. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 (Backup Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument auth with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

recoveryconsole/bpl/snmpd.php in Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the auth parameter to a certain string.

The weakness was released 05/02/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-3139 since 05/01/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Brandon Perry and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (32885). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-69514. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Brandon Perry
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OpenVAS ID: 800787
OpenVAS Name: Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 multiple vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2014 🔍
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05/01/2014 +16 days 🔍
05/02/2014 +1 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +327 days 🔍
07/07/2025 +3757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-3139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69571
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 07/07/2025 06:57
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (43), 03/03/2018 08:08 (17), 07/07/2025 06:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:E56:103

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