Insufficiently protected credentials in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - CVE-2022-24978
Published: May 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75937
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24978
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to password field is present in a JSON response. A remote user can retrieve password from the application and escalate privileges.
Affected software
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24978
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - update to 7055