CVE-2020-8540

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before the 07-Mar-2020 update allows remote unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files or conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/xxe-vulnerability.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:manageengine_desktop_central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-03-11 17:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-8540

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8540

JSON object : View

Products Affected

zohocorp

manageengine_desktop_central

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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