CVE-2014-9605 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.4 Published 4 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Netsweeper WebUpgrade to create backups, restart servers, or stop filters via input manipulation.

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-2014-9605?

CVE-2014-9605 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9605?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netsweeper Netsweeper.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9605 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-2014-9605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5w8q-6cmq-6gcp.