9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-8540
Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central XXE Remote File Read/SSRF
Description

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8540 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

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URL Resource
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8540 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-611 CWE-611 CWE-918
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html No Types Assigned https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2020-03-07
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability iin Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request. An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

2.24 }} 0.65%

score

0.89805

percentile

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