What is CVE-2022-24978?

CVE-2022-24978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine_adaudit_plus, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-24978?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine_adaudit_plus

CVE-2022-24978

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus before 7055 allows authenticated Privilege Escalation on Integrated products. This occurs because a password field is present in a JSON response.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine_adaudit_plus — versions 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24978?: CVE-2022-24978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine_adaudit_plus, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-24978?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.