CVE-2016-9489
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN".
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-255, CWE-264
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine applications manager
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 1.7% 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.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.