CVE-2018-9163
A stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Recovery Manager Plus before 5.3 (Build 5350) allows remote authenticated users (with Add New Technician permissions) to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the loginName field…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
A stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Recovery Manager Plus before 5.3 (Build 5350) allows remote authenticated users (with Add New Technician permissions) to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the loginName field to technicianAction.do.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.80% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine recovery manager plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.8% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103773Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-9163-zoho-manageengine-recovery-manager-plus-5-3-build-5330-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44666/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/ad-recovery-manager/release-notes.html#5350Release Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103773Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-9163-zoho-manageengine-recovery-manager-plus-5-3-build-5330-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44666/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.manageengine.com/ad-recovery-manager/release-notes.html#5350Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.