THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-18980
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-18980

Manageengine Network Configuration Manager vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
25.0%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
An XML External Entity injection (XXE) vulnerability exists in Zoho ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager and OpManager before 12.3.214 via the RequestXML parameter in a /devices/ProcessRequest.do GET request. For example, the attacker can trigger the transmission of local files to an arbitrary remote FTP server.
Affected vendor
Zohocorp
Affected product
Manageengine Network Configuration Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference
Published
2018-11-06

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 integrity.

Its EPSS score of 25.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-18980

  • Confirm whether Zohocorp Manageengine Network Configuration Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-18980.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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