Privilege escalation in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus



Published: 2023-05-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-24978
CWE-ID CWE-522
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU75937

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24978

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to password field is present in a JSON response. A remote user can retrieve password from the application and escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus: before 7055

CPE2.3
External links

http://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/cve-2022-24978-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-manageengine-adaudit-plus


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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