ManageEngine DeviceExpert User Credentials Information Disclosure Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105085");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-5377");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_version("2026-04-22T06:16:44+0000");

  script_name("ManageEngine DeviceExpert User Credentials Information Disclosure Vulnerability");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69443");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.manageengine.com/products/device-expert/");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit this issue to obtain potentially sensitive
information. Information obtained may aid in further attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Access '/ReadUsersFromMasterServlet' and check the response");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"ManageEngine DeviceExpert exposes user names and password hashes via
a GET request to 'ReadUsersFromMasterServlet'.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ManageEngine DeviceExpert is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ManageEngine DeviceExpert 5.9 Build 5980 is vulnerable. Other versions
may also be affected.");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-22 06:16:44 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-09-09 14:44:24 +0200 (Tue, 09 Sep 2014)");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 6060);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");


port = http_get_port( default:80 );

url = '/NCMContainer.cc';
req = http_get( item:url, port:port );
buf = http_keepalive_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

if( "<title>ManageEngine DeviceExpert" >!< buf ) exit( 0 );

url = '/ReadUsersFromMasterServlet';
req = http_get( item:url, port:port );
buf = http_keepalive_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

if( "<username>" >< buf && "<password>" >< buf )
{
  security_message( port:port );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 0 );