CVE-2020-8838
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.4
Description
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent, it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-8838
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-03-23T17:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-10-07T14:14:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_assetexplorer:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 4.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.5
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29 | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8838 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8838 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:33:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 13:16:55 | 2020-03-23T17:15Z | 2020-03-23T17:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 13:16:55 | 2022-10-07T14:14:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 13:16:55 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |