Netsweeper 3.0.6 - Open Redirection

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

An open redirect vulnerability in remotereporter/load_logfiles.php in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to potential phishing attacks or the download of malware.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the open redirection vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/remotereporter/load_logfiles.php?server=127.0.0.1&url=https://interact.sh/
Positive when: matches in header /(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?://|//)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh.*$/

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2014-9617 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2014-9617

info:
  name: Netsweeper 3.0.6 - Open Redirection
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: An open redirect vulnerability in remotereporter/load_logfiles.php in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to potential phishing attacks or the download of malware.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the open redirection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9617
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9617
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.08013
    epss-percentile: 0.94814
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,redirect,packetstorm,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/remotereporter/load_logfiles.php?server=127.0.0.1&url=https://interact.sh/"

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?://|//)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh.*$'

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