CVE-2017-11318 Command injection in n/a

High 8.1 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof the master server to inject backup tasks and execute arbitrary system commands via pre-backup events.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-11318?

CVE-2017-11318 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cobian Backup 11 client allows man-in-the-middle attackers to add and execute new backup tasks when the master server is spoofed. In addition, the attacker can execute system commands remotely by abusing pre-backup events.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cobiansoft Cobian Backup.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11318 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-11318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjgv-rrp4-6mg5.

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