RCE in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager
CVE-2018-7890
A remote code execution issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before 13.6 (build 13640). The publicly accessible testCredential.do endpoint takes multiple user inputs and validates supplied credentials by accessing a specified system. This endpoint calls several internal classes, and then executes a PowerShell script. If the specified system is OfficeSharePointServer, then the username and password parameters to this script are not validated, leading to Command Injection.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.788 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.762 · newest: 0.788 · change: +0.026
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- pentest.blog/advisory-manageengine-applications-manager-remote-code-execution-s… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44274/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103358 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9684 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-up…
- pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/security-vulnerability-issues-f… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7890?
- CVE-2018-7890 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7890?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7890 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.