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.

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 D…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.125 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine_desktop_central
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.