# CVE-2014-9618: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the Netsweeper Client Filter Admin portal to create arbitrary profiles, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j6qh-hxp9-rr4j

## What is CVE-2014-9618?

CVE-2014-9618 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9618?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netsweeper Netsweeper.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9618 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-9618 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Authentication Bypass (via New Profile Creation) (exploitdb)
- Netsweeper - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-9618.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-3859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3859/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-13167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13167/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-9612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9612/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-9613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9613/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-9614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9614/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9618 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9618 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-9618 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9618/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9618/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9618
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9618
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9618

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9618/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.