Cross-site scripting in ManageEngine Applications Manager - CVE-2017-11739
Published: May 23, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35881
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11739
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zoho Corporation
Affected software:
ManageEngine Applications Manager
ManageEngine Applications Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
In Zoho ManageEngine Application Manager 13.1 Build 13100, an authenticated user, with administrative privileges, has the ability to add a widget on any dashboard. This widget can be a "Utility Widget" with a "Custom HTML or Text" field. Once this widget is created, it will be loaded on the dashboard where it was added. An attacker can abuse this functionality by creating a "Utility Widget" that contains malicious JavaScript code, aka XSS.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11739
Install update from vendor's website.