Stored XSS in ADAudit Plus logon failure reports

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU71140

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within logon failure reports. A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website, when the logon failure reports are viewed by the administrator.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus: 7000 - 7091

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:adaudit_plus:7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:adaudit_plus:7002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:adaudit_plus:7003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/adaudit-plus-release-notes.html#7100

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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