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

CVE-2016-9491

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Manageengine
Status
Applications Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2018

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

Applications Manager = 12

Applications Manager = 13

Refferences

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9
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https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/
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https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manage...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Thanks to Lukasz Juszczyk for reporting this vulnerability.
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