Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central prior 9.0 fileName path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central (Endpoint Management Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument fileName with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in an LFU action to statusUpdate.

The weakness was shared 10/21/2014 by Pedro Ribeiro (Website). The advisory is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-5005 since 07/18/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82079 (ManageEngine Desktop Central Arbitrary File Upload and RCE (Safe Check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16588.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95679), Tenable (82079) and Exploit-DB (34594). The entry 72665 is related to this item.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 82079
Nessus Name: ManageEngine Desktop Central Arbitrary File Upload and RCE (Safe Check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802424
OpenVAS Name: Multiple ManageEngine Products Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: desktopcentral_statusupdate_upload.rb
MetaSploit Name: ../ * 6 << jsp_name
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D2Sec: ManageEngine Desktop Central 9.0.0 File Upload

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08/31/2014 +44 days 🔍
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09/09/2014 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: manageengine.com

Advisory: raw.githubusercontent.com
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-5005 (🔍)
X-Force: 95679
Vulnerability Center: 49365 - ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central 7-9 Remote Code Execution in LFU Action StatusUpdate, High
SecurityFocus: 69491 - ManageEngine DesktopCentral Incomplete Fix Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: 110643

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/30/2022 18:39
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (76), 09/21/2018 17:29 (13), 03/30/2022 18:39 (3)
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