Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12878

#VU12878 Cross-site scripting in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus - CVE-2018-5799

Published: May 21, 2018 / Updated: May 21, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12878

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-5799

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Software vendor:
Zoho Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

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.

Remediation

Update to version 9403.

External links

https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/readme.html