CVE-2016-9489 describes a critical vulnerability in ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 prior to build 13200. An authenticated user can exploit this flaw to modify their own group membership, escalating privileges to an administrator, and also alter other user properties, including changing passwords. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk as it allows an unprivileged authenticated attacker to achieve full compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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