CVE-2019-12189
There is XSS via the SearchN.do search 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 5.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 9.3. There is XSS via the SearchN.do search field.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.92% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 22 May 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine servicedesk plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.6% on 21 September 2026 to 5.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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/153028/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-9.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/tuyenhva/CVE-2019-12189Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/readme.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153028/Zoho-ManageEngine-ServiceDesk-Plus-9.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/tuyenhva/CVE-2019-12189Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/readme.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.