Deserialization in Manageengine Applications Manager
CVE-2016-9498
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, allows unserialization of unsafe Java objects. The vulnerability can be exploited by remote user without authentication and it allows to execute remote code compromising the application as well as the operating system. As Application Manager's RMI registry is running with privileges of system administrator, by exploiting this vulnerability an attacker gains highest privileges on the underlying operating system.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.220 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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-2016-9498?
- CVE-2016-9498 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9498?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9498 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.