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CVE-2017-16542

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16542 describes a post-authentication SQL injection vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager versions prior to build 13500, specifically exploitable via the 'name' parameter in a 'manageApplications.do?method=insert' request. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity by an authenticated attacker, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_applications_manager:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43129 · Nov 7, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0549 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

code610.blogspot.com / 2017/11/sql-injection-in-manageengine.html
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43129
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
manageengine.com / products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2017-16542.html