CVE-2020-8838

ManageEngine Asset Explorer Windows Agent Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

6.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Se detectó un problema en Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer versión 6.5. Durante una actualización del agente de Windows, no comprueba la fuente y el binario descargado. Esto permite a un atacante sobre una red adyacente ejecutar código con privilegios NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM en las máquinas del agente al proporcionar un ejecutable arbitrario por medio de un ataque de tipo man-in-the-middle.

The ManageEngine Asset Explorer windows agent suffers form a remote code execution vulnerability. All versions prior to 1.0.29 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-02-10 CVE Reserved
2020-03-23 CVE Published
2023-06-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-354: Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html	2024-08-04
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html	2022-10-07

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 Assetexplorer Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Assetexplorer"				6.5 Search vendor "Zohocorp" for product "Manageengine Assetexplorer" and version "6.5"		-		Affected