CVE-2018-1162 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. It stems from improper validation of user-supplied paths in Export requests, allowing authenticated attackers to arbitrarily overwrite files. Rated 8.1 HIGH on CVSS, this flaw has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on integrity and availability, despite requiring authentication that can be easily bypassed. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.2.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quest:netvault_backup:11.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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