ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper restriction of an XML external entity
Published Jul 13, 2018
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.53%
Description
ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13690 allows an authenticated user, who is able to access /register.do page (most likely limited to administrator), to browse the filesystem and read the system files, including Applications Manager configuration, stored private keys, etc. By default Application Manager is running with administrative privileges, therefore it is possible to access every directory on the underlying operating system.
Affected products
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- Version 12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManageEngine | Applications Manager | n/a |
|
- 12.0
- 13.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 84.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02559) | 83.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 76.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 75.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 70.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 46.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 44.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 47.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 50.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9491.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/ vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9491.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/ | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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