CVE-2016-9491: vulnerability in ManageEngine Applications Manager
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper restriction of an XML external entity
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3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 2.5%
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13690 allows an authenticated user, who is able to access /register.do page (most likely limited to administrator), to browse the filesystem and read the system files, including Applications Manager configuration, stored private keys, etc. By default Application Manager is running with administrative privileges, therefore it is possible to access every directory on the underlying operating system.
Affected products
ManageEngine · Applications ManagerRelated CVEs — ManageEngine Applications Manager
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2016-9498—ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13, allows unserialization of unsafe Java objectsEPSS 21.2%CVE-2024-5678MEDIUMSQL InjectionEPSS 5.0%CVE-2016-9488—ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilitiesEPSS 4.6%CVE-2016-9490—ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 suffer from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilityEPSS 1.7%CVE-2016-9489—ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypassEPSS 1.7%CVE-2024-41140HIGHImproper AuthorizationEPSS 1.0%