This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.3.0.12. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NVBUBackupOptionSet Get method requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the underlying database. Was ZDI-CAN-4286.

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-17653

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-p6r9-88m4-xxvv

Published

May 13, 2022 1:37 AM

Last Modified

May 13, 2022 1:37 AM

CVSS Score

9.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 7, 2025 6:28 AM

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