CVE-2014-2356
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInnominate mGuard before 7.6.4 and 8.x before 8.0.3 does not require authentication for snapshot downloads, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTPS request.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Innominate mGuard devices allow unauthenticated remote attackers to download sensitive system snapshots via crafted HTTPS requests. The vulnerability stems from missing authentication checks on the snapshot download functionality in versions prior to 7.6.4 and 8.x before 8.0.3.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.5.0= 4.0.4= 4.1.1= 4.2.3= 5.0.1= 5.1.6= 6.0.2= 6.1.5= 7.0.2= 7.1.1= 7.2.1= 7.3.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify mGuard firmware versionAccess the mGuard web management interface and navigate to System > Status or check via SSH using 'show version' commandAffected if The firmware version is 7.5.0 or earlier, or falls within versions 4.0.4, 4.1.1, 4.2.3, 5.0.1, 5.1.6, 6.0.2, 6.1.5, 7.0.2, 7.1.1, 7.2.1, or 7.3.1, or is 8.x before 8.0.3
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Verify management interface accessibilityCheck network configuration to determine if the mGuard web interface (HTTPS port 443) is reachable from untrusted or external networksAffected if The management interface is exposed to networks outside the trusted internal environment
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Test snapshot download authenticationSend a crafted HTTPS GET request to the snapshot download endpoint without providing credentials; the exact endpoint path varies by firmware but typically involves a 'snapshot' or 'backup' URIAffected if The snapshot download completes without requiring any authentication credentials
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Inspect firewall rules protecting mGuardReview inbound firewall rules on perimeter devices or the mGuard itself to confirm that only trusted IPs can reach the management HTTPS portAffected if No firewall rules exist or the management interface is open to any source IP
You are affected if your mGuard firmware version falls within the vulnerable ranges AND the management interface is accessible from untrusted networks without additional authentication controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates (7.6.4 or 8.0.3 and later) to remediate the authentication bypass. As an interim control, restrict network access to the mGuard management interface using firewall rules or ACLs.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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