Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege account
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DeliveryAccess Public Folder Client Permissions report
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ExploitInject malicious JavaScript payload
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ExecutionPayload stored in report database
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PersistVictim views report
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ImpactExecute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires authenticated user access to ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus versions before 5802. Attacker must inject malicious script into Public Folder Client Permissions report. Victim must view the crafted report in their browser. CVSS indicates low attack complexity, network accessible, requires low privileges and user interaction. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector reveals this requires low attack complexity (AC:L) and low-privileged authenticated access (PR:L) via network vector (AV:N), with user interaction required (UI:R). The high confidentiality and integrity impact (C:H/I:H) reflects the potential for session token theft and unauthorized actions performed in victim contexts. While the 7.3 CVSS score indicates high severity, real-world prioritization depends on deployment context: organizations with ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus exposed to untrusted authenticated users face elevated risk, whereas air-gapped or tightly controlled deployments have lower urgency. The stored nature increases impact compared to reflected XSS since a single injection affects multiple victims. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public exploit code was provided in the intelligence data, suggesting this is a vendor-disclosed vulnerability without confirmed active exploitation. The authentication requirement and user interaction dependency reduce automated exploitation potential, but the stored persistence and high business impact on Exchange monitoring infrastructure warrant prompt patching in production environments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated attacker with low-level privileges logs into ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus and navigates to the Public Folder Client Permissions report feature. By injecting malicious JavaScript payloads into report parameters or data fields that lack proper input sanitization, the attacker stores the script in the application database. When privileged administrators or other users subsequently access the compromised report to review Exchange public folder permissions, the stored malicious script executes in their browser contexts, allowing the attacker to steal session cookies, perform unauthorized configuration changes with the victim's privileges, or exfiltrate sensitive Exchange infrastructure data displayed in the reporting interface. The low attack complexity means exploitation requires only standard web application testing skills without specialized tools or timing dependencies. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 03, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus (versions prior to 5802) allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the Public Folder Client Permissions report, enabling session hijacking and credential theft with medium exploitation complexity. No active exploitation confirmed (not present in CISA KEV), though the network-accessible attack vector and stored nature of the XSS elevate real-world risk for organizations using this Exchange monitoring solution.
RemediationAI
Upgrade ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus to version 5802 or later, which contains vendor-released patches addressing the stored XSS vulnerability. Download the patched release from the official ManageEngine product portal and follow standard upgrade procedures per vendor documentation. Zohocorp's security advisory at https://www.manageengine.com/products/exchange-reports/advisory/CVE-2026-3880.html provides complete remediation guidance and release notes. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement defense-in-depth controls including restricting access to the Public Folder Client Permissions report to highly trusted administrators only, enforcing strict Content Security Policy headers, and monitoring for anomalous script injection attempts in report parameters. However, these workarounds do not eliminate the underlying vulnerability and should be considered temporary risk reduction measures pending full patch deployment.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus is a reporting and monitoring solution for Microsoft Exchange environments. This vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79), specifically affecting the Public Folder Client Permissions report feature. The stored XSS variant persists malicious JavaScript in the application's data store, causing it to execute whenever other users view the affected report. The CPE identifier cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_exchange_reporter_plus confirms this affects Zohocorp's Exchange Reporter Plus product across all versions prior to the patched release. Unlike reflected XSS, stored XSS does not require social engineering for each exploitation instance once the payload is injected, as it automatically executes for subsequent users accessing the compromised report.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionNVD
Zohocorp ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus versions before 5802 are vulnerable to Stored XSS in Public Folder Client Permissions report.
Executive ViewAI
ManageEngine Exchange Reporter Plus versions prior to 5802 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into reports, potentially compromising session integrity and credentials of other administrators who view affected reports. Organizations relying on this Exchange monitoring tool should prioritize patching to prevent insider threats and account takeover within their administrative workflows.
Apply vendor patch. Interim mitigations pending patch deployment: restrict report creation and modification permissions to trusted administrators only, disable public report sharing, and implement content security policies (CSP) headers on the ManageEngine application server to limit script execution.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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