Auth bypass in Netsweeper
CVE-2014-9618
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.
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: 0.727 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.491 · newest: 0.727 · change: +0.236
Affected products
- Netsweeper — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
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/37933/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9618?
- CVE-2014-9618 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netsweeper, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9618?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9618 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.