CVE-2017-13707

Critical

Description

Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modify a critical file such as /etc/passwd.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAxcient Replibit
PublishedAug 27, 2017
First seenAug 27, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • axcient replibit2017.08.04 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
axcient replibitv < 2017.08.042017.08.04

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