CVE-2017-16542
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.
- 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
- 5.49% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 7 November 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine applications manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. 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://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/sql-injection-in-manageengine.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43129/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2017-16542.html
- http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/sql-injection-in-manageengine.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43129/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2017-16542.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.