SB2025081960 - Privilege escalation in ManageEngine AssetExplorer
Published: August 19, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025081960
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Incorrect regular expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8309)
CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to take over an arbitrary account within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to overly permissive regular expression (regex) rules in URL mapping when matching servlet paths using wildcards. A remote authenticated user can take control of an arbitrary user account, including administrator accounts.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.