CVE-2014-9575
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-9389)
- Published
- January 8, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9389 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- vdgsecurity / vdg sense
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129656/VDG-Security-SENSE-2.3.13-File-Disclosure-Bypass-Buffer-Overflow.html(Exploit)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/76(Exploit)
- https://vdgsecurity.com/downloads/software/?file=1.+DIVA+2.3%2F2.+Changelog+2.3.16.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20141218-0_VDG_Security_SENSE_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_v10.txt(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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