# CVE-2017-7284: Auth bypass in n/a

> An attacker with a hijacked session can change the logged-in user's password without knowing the current one, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fr4g-8pf8-pc9c

## What is CVE-2017-7284?

CVE-2017-7284 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An attacker that has hijacked a Unitrends Enterprise Backup (before 9.1.2) web server session can leverage api/includes/users.php to change the password of the logged in account without knowing the current password. This allows for an account takeover.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Unitrends Enterprise Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-3008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3008/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-7279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7279/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7280/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7283/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7281/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7284 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.