{"id":"CVE-2017-17417","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17417","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:34:24.846Z","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.3.0.12.","description":"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 Acknowledge 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-4228.","published":"2018-02-08T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:10:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["quest/netvault backup"],"epss":{"score":0.09818,"percentile":0.95526,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06504,"percentile":0.93548},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.09818,"percentile":0.95333}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-02-22","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46446,"kind":"exploit","title":"Quest NetVault Backup Server < 11.4.5 - Process Manager Service SQL Injection / Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46446","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/46446.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/46446.txt","published":"2019-02-22","added":"2019-02-22","updated":"2019-02-22","author":"Chris Anastasio","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17417"],"tags":"SQL Injection (SQLi)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46446/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-982","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46446/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-982","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17417","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}