CVE-2017-16673 Auth bypass in n/a
An attacker can impersonate a backup appliance to pair with the agent and issue requests, leading to unauthorized access and potential data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16673?
CVE-2017-16673 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Datto Backup Agent 1.0.6.0 and earlier does not authenticate incoming connections. This allows an attacker to impersonate a Datto Backup Appliance to "pair" with the agent and issue requests to this agent, if the attacker can reach the agent on TCP port 25566 or 25568, and send unspecified "specific information" by which the agent identifies a network device that is "appearing to be a valid Datto."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16673?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Datto Backup Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-16673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69r5-6x57-4ffx.