CVE-2014-9575 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication to read and modify arbitrary plugin settings in VDG Security SENSE.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9575?

CVE-2014-9575 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) before 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently read and modify arbitrary plugin settings, via an encoded : (colon) character in the Authorization HTTP header.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vdgsecurity Vdg Sense.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9575?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-9575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfmf-m2gw-6xcq.

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