CVE-2022-47966

Zoho ManageEngine: Multiple Products Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2022-47966 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 23 January 2023
US federal deadline
13 February 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
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
0.23 on 23 January 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
3 Metasploit modules
Fix
Vendor advice: www.manageengine.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine products contain an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability due to the usage of an outdated third-party dependency, Apache Santuario.

CISA's description

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java) 1.4.1, because the xmlsec XSLT features, by design in that version, make the application responsible for certain security protections, and the ManageEngine applications did not provide those protections. This affects Access Manager Plus before 4308, Active Directory 360 before 4310, ADAudit Plus before 7081, ADManager Plus before 7162, ADSelfService Plus before 6211, Analytics Plus before 5150, Application Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Asset Explorer before 6983, Browser Security Plus before 11.1.2238.6, Device Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Endpoint Central before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint Central MSP before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint DLP before 10.1.2137.6, Key Manager Plus before 6401, OS Deployer before 1.1.2243.1, PAM 360 before 5713, Password Manager Pro before 12124, Patch Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Remote Access Plus before 10.1.2228.11, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) before 10.1.41. ServiceDesk Plus before 14004, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 13001, SupportCenter Plus before 11026, and Vulnerability Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18. Exploitation is only possible if SAML SSO has ever been configured for a product (for some products, exploitation requires that SAML SSO is currently active).

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
18 January 2023
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. 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.

  • Metasploit: ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit module, rank excellent
  • Metasploit: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit module, rank excellent
  • Metasploit: ManageEngine Endpoint Central Unauthenticated SAML RCEexploit module, rank excellent

ManageEngine: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2020-10189Desktop Central File UploadZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry0.99
CVE-2022-28810ADSelfService Plus Remote Code ExecutionZoho ManageEnginePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.710.71
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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