What is CVE-2018-17596?

CVE-2018-17596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-17596?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer

CVE-2018-17596

In Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer, a Stored XSS vulnerability was discovered in the 6.2.0 version via the /AssetDef.do ciName or assetName parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer — versions 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/149597/ManageEngine-AssetExplorer-6.2.0-Cross-Sit… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17596?: CVE-2018-17596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Assetexplorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-17596?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.