CVE-2021-42954
Zoho Remote Access Plus Server Windows Desktop Binary fixed from 10.1.2121.1 is affected by incorrect access control.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Zoho Remote Access Plus Server Windows Desktop Binary fixed from 10.1.2121.1 is affected by incorrect access control. The installation directory is vulnerable to weak file permissions by allowing full control for Windows Everyone user group (non-admin or any guest users), thereby allowing privilege escalation, unauthorized password reset, stealing of sensitive data, access to credentials in plaintext, access to registry values, tampering with configuration files, etc.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- zohocorp/manageengine remote access plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-improper-filesystem-permission-misconfigured-acls-zoho-r-a-p-56e195464b51Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-improper-filesystem-permission-misconfigured-acls-zoho-r-a-p-56e195464b51Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.