critical9.8
CVE-2017-13707
Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution.
Impact
Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modify a critical file such as /etc/passwd.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Axcient | Replibit | before 2017.08.04 |