SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
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 NVBUPhaseStatus GetPlugins 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-4227.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17416
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h25-76w9-xg4h
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Quest Netvault Backup vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01077 Stack-based buffer overflow in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12724 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01079 Improper authentication in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12721 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12926 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-12925 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17416 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17416 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4h25-76w9-xg4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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