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

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.