CVE-2016-9489
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
En ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 y 13, antes de la build 13200, un usuario autenticado puede alterar todas sus propiedades, incluyendo su propio grupo; p. ej., cambiando su grupo a otro con mayores privilegios como "ADMIN". Un usuario también puede cambiar las propiedades de otro usuario, p. ej., cambiando la contraseña de otro usuario.
*Credits:
Thanks to Lukasz Juszczyk for reporting this vulnerability.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-11-21 CVE Reserved
- 2017-04-04 CVE Published
- 2023-12-04 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 | Mailing List |
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| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394 | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Zohocorp Search vendor "Zohocorp" | Manageengine Applications Manager Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Applications Manager" | 12.0 Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Applications Manager" and version "12.0" | - |
Affected
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| Zohocorp Search vendor "Zohocorp" | Manageengine Applications Manager Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Applications Manager" | 13.0 Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Applications Manager" and version "13.0" | - |
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