Netsweeper up to 3.1.9/4.0.8/4.1.1 quarantine_disable.php ip access control

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Netsweeper up to 3.1.9/4.0.8/4.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument ip as part of Parameter can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9610. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Netsweeper up to 3.1.9/4.0.8/4.1.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php. The manipulation of the argument ip as part of a Parameter leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 remove IP addresses from the quarantine via the ip parameter to webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2015. The weakness was presented 09/19/2017 as EDB-ID 37929 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9610 since 01/16/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 760 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.1.10, 4.0.9 or 4.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (37929). See VDB-106830 and VDB-106829 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Netsweeper

Version

• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1

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