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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-9605 · published 4 September 2015

CVE-2014-9605: Netsweeper improper authentication vulnerability

Netsweeper · Netsweeper

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.

9.4 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.9% · top 10.0% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
9.4CVSS 2.0 base score
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_not PatchVendor Advisory
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.h PatchVendor Advisory
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/ Exploit
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_not PatchVendor Advisory
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.h PatchVendor Advisory
https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_1_release_notes/4_1_2_release_notes/4.1 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/ Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-9605), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.