Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9605
CVE-2014-9605
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.1.0,<3.1.10
- (no CPE)range: <3.1.10, <4.0.9, <4.1.2
Patches
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References
4- helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htmnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htmnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htmnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/nvdExploit
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