XML External Entity injection in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - CVE-2022-28219
Published: July 4, 2022 / Updated: August 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64906
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28219
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Affected software
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28219
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - update to 7060
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #8231 - ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Path Traversal / XML Injection (August 9, 2022)
- Exploit #8219 - ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219 (August 5, 2022)
- Exploit #8116 - manageengine-auditad-cve-2022-28219 () (July 6, 2022)
- Exploit #8105 - CVE-2022-28219 (PoC for ManageEngine ADAudit Plus CVE-2022-28219) (July 4, 2022)