ManageEngine AssetExplorer < 6.9 Build 6989 XXE

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175099

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts an application that is affected by an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Description

An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.9 Build 6980 through Build 6988. A threat actor with the SDAdmin role can configure a malicious server to return a response with a malformed XML using the Reports integration API, causing an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade ManageEngine AssetExplorer to version 6.9 Build 6989 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175099

File Name: manageengine_assetexplorer_cve-2023-29443.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/4/2023

Updated: 5/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29443

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:zoho:manageengine_assetexplorer

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ManageEngine AssetExplorer

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29443

IAVA: 2023-A-0229-S

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