ManageEngine AssetExplorer < 6.9 Build 6981 Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168360

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts an application that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in ManageEngine AssetExplorer prior to 6.9 Build 6981. This vulnerability allows an adversary to access restricted data in the Postgres database setup by using a specific PostgreSQL function in the query, which enables bypassing the validation mechanism.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade ManageEngine AssetExplorer to version 6.9 Build 6981 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168360

File Name: manageengine_assetexplorer_cve-2022-40772.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/2/2022

Updated: 3/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40772

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:zoho:manageengine_assetexplorer

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ManageEngine AssetExplorer

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40772

IAVA: 2022-A-0497-S

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