CVE-2014-9605

9.4 · HIGH

Published Sep 4, 2015 netsweeper CWE-287 EPSS 3.94% (90th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-9605 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting netsweeper netsweeper. It was published on September 4, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

WebUpgrade 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 create a system backup tarball, restart the server, or stop the filters on the server via a ' (single quote) character in the login and password parameters to webupgrade/webupgrade.php. NOTE: this was originally reported as an SQL injection vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from netsweeper. Update netsweeper to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
netsweeper	netsweeper	>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.10	Affected

References

Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htm Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/ Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm Ref helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htm Ref www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9605?

CVE-2014-9605 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting netsweeper netsweeper. It was published on September 4, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9605?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9605?

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