CVE-2014-9605
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
04/09/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
WebUpgrade in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create a system backup tarball, restart the server, or stop the filters on the server via a ' (single quote) character in the login and password parameters to webupgrade/webupgrade.php. NOTE: this was originally reported as an SQL injection vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.40
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.0 (including) | 3.1.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 (including) | 4.0.9 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 (including) | 4.1.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htm
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htm
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/



