CVE-2014-9611 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Netsweeper versions prior to 4.0.5, allowing remote attackers to create arbitrary user accounts and policies by directly accessing webadmin/nslam/index.php. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and showing no recent community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for Netsweeper 3.0.6 exists on ExploitDB, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite its age, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 suggests significant potential impact if unpatched systems are discovered.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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