9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9488
ManageEngine Applications Manager Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 27, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9488 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zohocorp manageengine_applications_manager
1 Manageengine applications_manager
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9488 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158554/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-13-SQL-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-89
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries. ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries.
    Added Reference https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9488.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142022/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-12-13-XSS-SQL-Injection-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142022/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-12-13-XSS-SQL-Injection-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:applications_manager:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:applications_manager:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.44 }} 0.05%

score

0.74031

percentile

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