RULE(RULE ID:321838)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-06-14
Rule Name: Netsweeper WebUpgrade Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2014-9605)
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Rule Protection Details
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.
Impact: An attacker can inject arbitrary sql commands to view or change the database of the target by exploiting the vulnerability successfully.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: ExploitDB:37928
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1.2_release_notes.htm
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm