Improper access control in Zoho ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer - CVE-2019-19774

 

Improper access control in Zoho ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer - CVE-2019-19774

Published: February 27, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25643
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19774
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Zoho Corporation
Affected software:
Zoho ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions by running "select hostdetails from hostdetails" at the /event/runquery.do endpoint and recover the MD5 hashes of the accounts used to authenticate the ManageEngine platform to the managed machines on the network (most often administrative accounts).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-19774

Install updates from vendor's website.

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