Auth bypass in Netsweeper
CVE-2014-9611
Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create arbitrary accounts and policies via a request to webadmin/nslam/index.php.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.127 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.127 · newest: 0.127 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Inje… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37931/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9611?
- CVE-2014-9611 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netsweeper, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9611?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9611 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.