#VU14917 Cross-site scripting in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central - CVE-2018-16833
Published: September 27, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14917
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16833
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central
Software vendor:
Zoho Corporation
Zoho Corporation
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 passed via "q" HTTP POST parameter to "/advsearch.do?SUBREQUEST=XMLHTTP" URL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted web page 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
Install updates from vendor's website.