XXE in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central

CVE-2020-8540

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% 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-2020-8540: held from 0.128 to 0.128.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.128 · newest: 0.128 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8540?
CVE-2020-8540 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-8540?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.