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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-7281 · published 12 April 2017

CVE-2017-7281: Unitrends enterprise backup unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Unitrends · Enterprise Backup

An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2. A lack of sanitization of user input in the createReportName and saveReport functions in recoveryconsole/bpl/reports.php allows for an authenticated user to create a randomly named file on disk with a user-controlled extension, contents, and path, leading to remote code execution, aka Unrestricted File Upload.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 4.3% · top 9.2% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
4.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Unitrends Enterprise Backup before 9.1.2. A lack of sanitization of user input in the createReportName and saveReport functions in recoveryconsole/bpl/reports.php allows for an authenticated user to create a randomly named file on disk with a user-controlled extension, contents, and path, leading to remote code execution, aka Unrestricted File Upload.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/remote-code-execution-bug-hunting-chapter-1/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-7281), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.