Enterprise Backup
CVE-2014-3008
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 10.0 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 21.90%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the comm parameter to recoveryconsole/bpl/snmpd.php. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 21.9%.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the comm parameter to recoveryconsole/bpl/snmpd.php. Affected products include: Unitrends Enterprise Backup.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the comm parameter to recoveryconsole/bpl/snmpd.php.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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