Netsweeper 3.0.6 webadmin/nslam/index.php improper authentication

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netsweeper 3.0.6. This affects some unknown processing of the file webadmin/nslam/index.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create arbitrary accounts and policies via a request to webadmin/nslam/index.php.

The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9611 since 01/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in URL and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:webadmin/nslam/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The code used by the exploit is:

http:/netsweeper:8080/webadmin/nslam/index.php?username=secuid0&password=secuid0&ip=127.0.0.1&theme=Global%20Web%20Admin%20Theme&groupname=

Upgrading to version 4.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105937) and Exploit-DB (37931). The entries 77516 and 106829 are pretty similar.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Netsweeper 4.0.5

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01/16/2015 🔍
08/21/2015 +217 days 🔍
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09/01/2015 +11 days 🔍
09/19/2017 +749 days 🔍
06/13/2022 +1728 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 133034
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-9611 (🔍)
X-Force: 105937 - Netsweeper webadmin/nslam/index.php security bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 09/01/2015 11:32
Updated: 06/13/2022 20:54
Changes: 09/01/2015 11:32 (52), 09/21/2018 09:44 (6), 06/13/2022 20:47 (3), 06/13/2022 20:54 (11)
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