CVE-2020-10189

Zoho ManageEngine: Desktop Central File Upload

As of , CVE-2020-10189 in Zoho ManageEngine is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry (1 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central contains a file upload vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated remote code execution.

CISA's description

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of deserialization of untrusted data in getChartImage in the FileStorage class. This is related to the CewolfServlet and MDMLogUploaderServlet servlets.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
6 March 2020
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.0, from the CNA)
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 48224).
  3. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  4. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

ManageEngine: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2022-28810ADSelfService Plus Remote Code ExecutionZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.710.71
CVE-2022-47966Multiple Products Remote Code ExecutionZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2022-35405Multiple Products Remote Code ExecutionZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2019-8394ServiceDesk Plus (SDP) File UploadZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2021-40539ADSelfService Plus Authentication BypassZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99

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