VDB-99882 · CVE-2016-4889 · BID 93215

Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus up to 8.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus up to 8.x. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4889. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus up to 8.x. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ZOHO ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 9.0 allows remote authenticated guest users to have unspecified impact by leveraging failure to restrict access to unknown functions.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2017 by Akihito Mukai and Tomoshige Hasegawa (Website). The advisory is available at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4889 since 05/17/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 197 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93215†). The entries VDB-99883 and VDB-99881 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103184
OpenVAS Name: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus < 9.0 Access Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ServiceDesk Plus 9.0

Timelineinfo

05/17/2016 🔍
09/29/2016 +135 days 🔍
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04/14/2017 +197 days 🔍
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04/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/31/2020 +1234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: manageengine.com

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Akihito Mukai, Tomoshige Hasegawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99882
SecurityFocus: 93215 - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus CVE-2016-4889 Privilage Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4889 - ZOHO - ManageEngine SDP - Privilege Escalation Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2017 15:28
Updated: 08/31/2020 11:55
Changes: 04/15/2017 15:28 (67), 08/31/2020 11:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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