Cross-site scripting in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus - CVE-2021-46065
Published: June 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64192
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-2021-46065
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zoho Corporation
Affected software:
Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Detailed vulnerability 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 in Secondary Email Field. A remote attacker can trick the victim into inserting a malicious email address into a filed and execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in victim's browser in the security context of the web application.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-46065
Install update from vendor's website.