ManageEngine ADAudit Plus < Build 7006 File Upload RCE

critical Nessus Plugin ID 155716

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Synopsis

An Active Directory auditing tool running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The ManageEngine ADAudit Plus running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted messages, to write and execute arbitrary files on the system.

Solution

Upgrade to ADAudit Plus build 7006 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 155716

File Name: manageengine_adaudit_plus_cve-2021-42847.nbin

Version: 1.57

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/29/2021

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-42847

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:zohocorp:manageengine_adaudit_plus

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2021

Exploitable With

Metasploit (ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Authenticated File Write RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-42847

IAVA: 2023-A-0251-S

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