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Manageengine Desktop Central CVE-2015-2560

CRITICAL
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2017-08-02 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 20.36%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.

Emergency Immediate action required. Why: CRITICAL + active threat signals, no patch available.
No patch listed yet 20.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Manage Engine Desktop Central 9 before build 90135 allows remote attackers to change passwords of users with the Administrator role via an addOrModifyUser operation to servlets/DCOperationsServlet. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 20.4%.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Manage Engine Desktop Central 9 before build 90135 allows remote attackers to change passwords of users with the Administrator role via an addOrModifyUser operation to servlets/DCOperationsServlet. Affected products include: Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Manage Engine Desktop Central 9 before build 90135 allows remote attackers to change passwords of users with the Administrator role via an addOrModifyUser operation to servlets/DCOperationsServlet.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Threat Score
4.1/10
Composite threat intelligence
EPSS Score
20.4%
Top 4% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 20.4%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
CRITICAL + active threat signals, no patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

89
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +20
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE-2014-5006 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 21

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers

CVE-2017-11346 CRITICAL POC
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Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 100092 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors invo

CVE-2021-44515 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Dec 12

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to remote code execution on the server

CVE-2018-11717 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jul 16

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100251. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vul

CVE-2018-11716 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jul 16

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100230. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vul

CVE-2018-5341 CRITICAL POC
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An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.124 and 10.0.184: a missing server-side check on the f

CVE-2018-5339 CRITICAL POC
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CVE-2018-5338 CRITICAL POC
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An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.124 and 10.0.184: missing authentication/authorization

CVE-2018-5337 CRITICAL POC
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An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.124 and 10.0.184: directory traversal in the SCRIPT_NA

CVE-2018-13411 HIGH POC
8.8 Sep 12

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CVE-2017-7213 CRITICAL
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Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 100082 allows remote attackers to obtain control over all connected activ

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