Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 HTTP-EQUIV="refresh cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument HTTP-EQUIV="refresh can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2585. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument HTTP-EQUIV="refresh with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a SCRIPT element, (2) a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property, (3) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or an e-mail message subject with (5) a SCRIPT element, (6) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (7) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (8) a crafted CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (9) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.

The weakness was released 08/12/2012 by loneferret (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2585 since 05/09/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by loneferret in Python and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77544), Exploit-DB (20356), SecurityFocus (BID 54886†), OSVDB (84592†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37492†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: loneferret
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: manageengine.com

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: loneferret
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-2585 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2585
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61546
X-Force: 77544
SecurityFocus: 54886 - ManageEngine Service Desk Plus Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 84592
Vulnerability Center: 37492 - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 8.1 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities via Multiple Attributes, Medium

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

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/28/2025 23:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 09/21/2018 08:41 (11), 09/28/2025 23:13 (15)
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