CVE-2016-9488
ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from remote SQL injection vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated attacker is able to access the URL /servlet/MenuHandlerServlet, which is vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacker could extract users' password hashes, which are MD5 hashes without salt, and, depending on the database type and its configuration, could also execute operating system commands using SQL queries.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.62% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 July 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- manageengine/applications manager
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 4.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158554/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-13-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142022/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-12-13-XSS-SQL-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9488.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158554/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-13-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142022/ManageEngine-Applications-Manager-12-13-XSS-SQL-Injection-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9488.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.