Security restrictions bypass in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central



Published: 2018-07-27 | Updated: 2018-09-23
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-12999
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central
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Vendor Zoho Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU14061

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12999

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in gentTrayIconServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server with a computerName=../ substring to the /agenttrayicon URI, bypass security restrictions and delete certain files on the web server without login.

Mitigation

Update to version 10.0.288.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central: 10.0.255 - 10.0.283

External links

http://github.com/unh3x/just4cve/issues/9


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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