{"id":"CVE-2017-16542","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16542","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:20:14.777Z","title":"Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 before build 13500 allows Post-authentication SQL injection via the name parameter in a manageApplications.do?method=insert request.","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.","published":"2017-11-05T17:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:09:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["zohocorp/manageengine applications manager"],"epss":{"score":0.05487,"percentile":0.92732,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-11-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43129,"kind":"exploit","title":"ManageEngine Applications Manager 13 - SQL Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43129","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/webapps/43129.txt","file":"exploits/windows/webapps/43129.txt","published":"2017-11-07","added":"2017-11-07","updated":"2017-11-07","author":"Cody Sixteen","type":"webapps","platform":"windows","port":9090,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-16543","CVE-2017-16542"],"tags":"SQL Injection (SQLi)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/sql-injection-in-manageengine.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43129/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2017-16542.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/11/sql-injection-in-manageengine.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43129/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2017-16542.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16542","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}