CVE-2014-9605 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Netsweeper versions prior to 3.1.10, 4.0.9, and 4.1.2. Attackers can exploit a single quote character in login parameters to bypass authentication, enabling them to create system backups, restart the server, or stop filters. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this vulnerability is easily exploitable remotely with no authentication, leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. While there is an ExploitDB entry suggesting SQL injection, the primary impact is authentication bypass, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
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