What is CVE-2023-28342?

CVE-2023-28342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-28342?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-28342 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus

CVE-2023-28342

Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus before 6218 allows anyone to conduct a Denial-of-Service attack via the Mobile App Authentication API.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2023-04-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.783 (99.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

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: 0.783 · newest: 0.783 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus — versions 4.5, 5.0, 5.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

r00t4dm/r00t4dm

References

manageengine.com (Product)
www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/advisory/CVE-2023-28342.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28342?: CVE-2023-28342 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Adselfservice Plus, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-28342?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-28342 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.