Privilege escalation in Manageengine Applications Manager
CVE-2016-9489
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Manageengine Applications Manager — versions 12, 13
- Zohocorp Manageengine_applications_manager — versions 12.0, 13.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9489?
- CVE-2016-9489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9489?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.