CVE-2014-9618 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Netsweeper versions prior to 3.1.10, 4.0.9, and 4.1.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create arbitrary profiles by sending a "showdeny" action to the default URL of the Client Filter Admin portal. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or currently on a "Hot List," public exploit code is available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite its age and severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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