# CVE-2014-9575: VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) before 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently read and modify arbitrar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

VDG Security SENSE (formerly DIVA) before 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently read and modify arbitrary plugin settings, via an encoded : (colon) character in the Authorization HTTP header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/76
- https://vdgsecurity.com/downloads/software/?file=1.+DIVA+2.3%2F2.+Changelog+2.3.16.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129656/VDG-Security-SENSE-2.3.13-File-Disclosure-Bypass-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-0_VDG_Security_SENSE_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_v10.txt

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