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CVE-2022-47966 KEVRansomwarePublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 99.8%

Zoho ManageEngine Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Zoho · ManageEngine

Summary

Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products such as ServiceDesk Plus, and many others in the ManageEngine line, are affected by a remote code execution flaw stemming from their use of Apache Santuario xmlsec 1.4.1, whose XSLT features leave certain security protections to the application, which these ManageEngine products did not implement. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can achieve code execution without user interaction, but only where SAML SSO has ever been configured for the affected product (or is currently active, for some products).

Official description · NVD

Multiple Zoho ManageEngine on-premise products, such as ServiceDesk Plus through 14003, allow remote code execution due to use of Apache Santuario xmlsec (aka XML Security for Java) 1.4.1, because the xmlsec XSLT features, by design in that version, make the application responsible for certain security protections, and the ManageEngine applications did not provide those protections. This affects Access Manager Plus before 4308, Active Directory 360 before 4310, ADAudit Plus before 7081, ADManager Plus before 7162, ADSelfService Plus before 6211, Analytics Plus before 5150, Application Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Asset Explorer before 6983, Browser Security Plus before 11.1.2238.6, Device Control Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Endpoint Central before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint Central MSP before 10.1.2228.11, Endpoint DLP before 10.1.2137.6, Key Manager Plus before 6401, OS Deployer before 1.1.2243.1, PAM 360 before 5713, Password Manager Pro before 12124, Patch Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18, Remote Access Plus before 10.1.2228.11, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) before 10.1.41. ServiceDesk Plus before 14004, ServiceDesk Plus MSP before 13001, SupportCenter Plus before 11026, and Vulnerability Manager Plus before 10.1.2220.18. Exploitation is only possible if SAML SSO has ever been configured for a product (for some products, exploitation requires that SAML SSO is currently active).

Breakdown
87.6 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
3
Tactics
3/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 1 day after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 8 days before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit8 days before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+1 day
  4. Added to CISA KEVknown ransomware use; EU database agrees+5 days
  5. Named in a threat reportmicrosoft.com+8 mo

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techniques

3 , grouped by in kill-chain order 3

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · how it is exploited

CVE-2022-47966 is a remote code execution vulnerability that affects many ManageEngine products due to misconfiguration of security features. Adversaries can utilized this vulnerability to run arbitrary java. APTs have been observed exploiting this vulnerability to gain access, to public-facing applications, establish persistence, and move laterally. They've also been observed to create local user accounts with administrative privileges, use valid but disabled user accounts, delete logs, establish command and control communications, ... **the list goes on and on due to fantastic, detailed reporting**

PersistenceTA0003

Local Account T1136.001 Medium
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · primary impact

Privilege EscalationTA0004

Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1068 Medium
MITRE CTID mapping of the KEV entry · primary impact

Detection

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What security researchers reported

Named in 3 threat reports
3 reportsMicrosoft2picussecurity.comSep 2023 · 2 undated

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2022-47966 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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