Insufficiently protected credentials in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - CVE-2022-24978

 

Insufficiently protected credentials in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - CVE-2022-24978

Published: May 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75937
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24978
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Software vendor:
Zoho Corporation

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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