XXE in Zohocorp Manageengine Network Configuration Manager

CVE-2018-18980

An XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability exists in Zoho ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager and OpManager before 12.3.214 via the RequestXML parameter in a /devices/ProcessRequest.do GET request. For example, the attacker can trigger the transmission of local files to an arbitrary remote FTP server.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.250 (97.8th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-18980: held from 0.250 to 0.250.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.250 · newest: 0.250 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18980?
CVE-2018-18980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Network Configuration Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-18980?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18980 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.