High severity · published Jul 13, 2018
CVE-2016-9489
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Manageengine Applications Manager · Zohocorp
12.0; 13.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
MA
Manageengine Applications Manager
Zohocorp
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9489
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9489
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9
Vendor Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/
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