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
Published Sep 4, 2015
9.4
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.94%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 3.1.0 · < 3.1.10
- ≥ 4.0.0 · < 4.0.9
- ≥ 4.1.0 · < 4.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03935) | 90.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03935) | 89.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 8.69% (0.08686) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.32% (0.07323) | 90.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.26% (0.11262) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.04% (0.07040) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 62.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 62.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 60.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 75.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 73.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01564) | 52.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- 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 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/3.1/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/3_1_10_0_release_notes/3.1.10_release_notes.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://helpdesk.netsweeper.com/docs/4.0/release_notes/netsweeper_releasenotes/4_0_9_release_notes/4.0.9_release_notes.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| 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 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37928/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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