CVE-2014-9245
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 · uneditedZenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by attempting a product-rename action with an invalid new name and then reading a stack trace, as demonstrated by internal URL information, aka ZEN-15382.
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 confidenceZenoss Core through version 5 Beta 3 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where attempting a product-rename action with an invalid new name causes the application to return a stack trace in the response. This stack trace exposes internal URL information that could aid attackers in further reconnaissance or exploitation.
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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<= 5.0.0= 2.4.0= 2.4.5= 2.5.0= 2.5.1= 2.5.2= 3.0.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.2= 3.0.3= 3.1.0= 3.2.0CVSS 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 Zenoss Core versionAccess the Zenoss web interface admin panel or run 'zenoss --version' from the command line to determine the installed Zenoss Core version numberAffected if The version is 5.0.0 or lower, or exactly 2.4.0, 2.4.5, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.1.0, or 3.2.0
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Locate product-rename functionalityNavigate to the Zenoss web interface and locate the product management or device configuration section where product renaming is performedAffected if The product-rename feature exists and is accessible in the interface
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Test for stack trace disclosureAttempt to rename a product using an invalid new name (such as a name containing special characters or an empty string) and capture the HTTP responseAffected if The response contains a full Python stack trace, error messages, or internal file paths and URL information that should not be exposed to end users
A user is affected if their Zenoss Core version matches one of the listed affected versions AND the product-rename action with invalid input returns detailed error messages or stack traces instead of a generic error page.
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 dataUpgrade to a version beyond Zenoss Core 5 Beta 3 that includes proper error handling. If upgrade is not immediately possible, implement input validation on the product-rename action and configure the application to suppress detailed error messages in production environments.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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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