7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-13412
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central Local Privilege Escalation
Description

An issue was discovered in the Self Service Portal in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.282. A clickable company logo in a window running as SYSTEM can be abused to escalate privileges. In cloud, the issue is fixed in 10.0.470 agent version.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 21, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-13412 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-13412 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_desktop_central
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-13412.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105348 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/AJ-SA/Zoho-ManageEngine/blob/master/README.md Third Party Advisory
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-system-privilege.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-system-privilege.html

Updated: 1 month ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2018, 3:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-13412 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-13412 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in the Self Service Portal in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.282. A clickable company logo in a window running as SYSTEM can be abused to escalate privileges. An issue was discovered in the Self Service Portal in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.282. A clickable company logo in a window running as SYSTEM can be abused to escalate privileges. In cloud, the issue is fixed in 10.0.470 agent version.
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AJ-SA/Zoho-ManageEngine/blob/master/README.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/AJ-SA/Zoho-ManageEngine/blob/master/README.md Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105348 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105348 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-system-privilege.html No Types Assigned https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/elevation-of-system-privilege.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.282
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105348 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.18607

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability