CVE-2016-9491

ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper restriction of an XML external entity

Severity Score

4.9

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13690 allows an authenticated user, who is able to access /register.do page (most likely limited to administrator), to browse the filesystem and read the system files, including Applications Manager configuration, stored private keys, etc. By default Application Manager is running with administrative privileges, therefore it is possible to access every directory on the underlying operating system.

ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 y 13 antes de la build 13690 permite que un usuario autenticado que puede acceder a una página /register.do (muy probablemente limitado a un administrador), navegue por el sistema de archivos y lea los archivos del sistema, incluyendo la configuración de Applications Manager, las claves privadas almacenadas, etc. Por defecto, Application Manager se ejecuta con privilegios administrativos y, por lo tanto, es posible acceder a todos los directorios del sistema operativo subyacente.

*Credits: Thanks to Lukasz Juszczyk for reporting this vulnerability.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* 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-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9	Mailing List
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9491.html	2019-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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
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"		-		Affected