What is CVE-2016-9491?

CVE-2016-9491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2018-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-9491?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

XXE in Manageengine Applications Manager

CVE-2016-9491

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.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Manageengine Applications Manager — versions 12, 13
Zohocorp Manageengine_applications_manager — versions 12.0, 13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9491?: CVE-2016-9491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-9491?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.