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CVE-2016-9498

Manageengine Applications Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
22.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, allows unserialization of unsafe Java objects. The vulnerability can be exploited by remote user without authentication and it allows to execute remote code compromising the application as well as the operating system. As Application Manager's RMI registry is running with privileges of system administrator, by exploiting this vulnerability an attacker gains highest privileges on the underlying operating system.
Affected vendor
Zohocorp
Affected product
Manageengine Applications Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2018-07-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9498

  • Confirm whether Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9498.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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