CVE-2014-9614

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 68.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of branding for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.

Affected products

Netsweeper: before 4.0.5 — fixed in 4.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Netsweeper 4.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html

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