ManageEngine Desktop Central < 9.0.130 CSRF Vulnerability

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812523");
  script_version("2026-04-22T06:16:44+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9331");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-22 06:16:44 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-02-23 16:30:22 +0530 (Fri, 23 Feb 2018)");

  script_name("ManageEngine Desktop Central < 9.0.130 CSRF Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ManageEngine Desktop Central is prone to a cross-site request
  forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw enables an anonymous attacker to add an admin account
  into the application. This leads to compromising the whole domain as the application normally uses
  privileged domain account to perform administration tasks.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to create
  administrator accounts, from browsers, where an authenticated Desktop Central user has logged
  on.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ManageEngine Desktop Central before version 9.0.130.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 9.0.130 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534604/100/0/threaded");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve20149331-cross-site-request-forgery.html");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_manageengine_desktop_central_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("manageengine/desktop_central/detected");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"9.0.130")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"9.0.130", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);