# CVE-2017-14322: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by crafting a specific IEM_CookieLogin cookie value.

- **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:** 18 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxpx-g6gm-qfcj

## What is CVE-2017-14322?

CVE-2017-14322 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The function in charge to check whether the user is already logged in init.php in Interspire Email Marketer (IEM) prior to 6.1.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by using the IEM_CookieLogin cookie with a specially crafted value.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14322?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Interspire Email Marketer.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14322?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14322 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14322 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14322 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2017-14322 Interspire Email Marketer (emailmarketer) Exploit (github_poc): https://github.com/joesmithjaffa/CVE-2017-14322
- Interspire Email Marketer < 6.1.6 - Remote Admin Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-40777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40777/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-19549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19549/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-19550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19550/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-19551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19551/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-19552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19552/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14322 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14322 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14322 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2017-14322/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14322/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14322
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14322
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14322

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14322/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.