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Manageengine Access Manager PlusApplication · Zohocorp

CVE-2022-43672

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.3 / 5.7 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
High EPSS Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro before 12122, PAM360 before 5711, and Access Manager Plus before 4306 allow SQL Injection (in a different software component relative to CVE-2022-43671.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, PAM360, and Access Manager Plus allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input fields in the application. This can lead to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or potential command execution depending on database configuration.

MitigationUpgrade to Password Manager Pro 12122 or later, PAM360 5711 or later, and Access Manager Plus 4306 or later to patch the SQL injection vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Manageengine Access Manager PlusApplication
Affected:< 4.3= 4.3
Manageengine Pam360Application
Affected:< 5.7= 5.7
Manageengine Password Manager ProApplication
Affected:< 12.1= 12.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify installed product
    Determine which Zoho ManageEngine product is deployed: Access Manager Plus, PAM360, or Password Manager Pro. Check running services, installed applications, or product documentation.
    Affected if Any of these three products is installed.
  2. Check Access Manager Plus version
    If Access Manager Plus is installed, locate its version number in the product interface (typically in About or Settings) or check installation directories for version files.
    Affected if Version is lower than 4.3 or equals 4.3.
  3. Check PAM360 version
    If PAM360 is installed, locate its version number in the product interface or check installation directories for version files.
    Affected if Version is lower than 5.7 or equals 5.7.
  4. Check Password Manager Pro version
    If Password Manager Pro is installed, locate its version number in the product interface or check installation directories for version files.
    Affected if Version is lower than 12.1 or equals 12.1.

The environment is affected if any of the three products is installed and the installed version falls within or below the affected ranges (Access Manager Plus <= 4.3, PAM360 <= 5.7, Password Manager Pro <= 12.1).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.3 / 5.7 / 12.1 or later
Fixed in 4.35.712.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Password Manager Pro 12122 or later, PAM360 5711 or later, and Access Manager Plus 4306 or later to patch the SQL injection vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Password Manager Pro: 12122 | PAM360: 5711 | Access Manager Plus: 4306

  1. 1. Identify which ManageEngine product is deployed: Access Manager Plus, PAM360, or Password Manager Pro
  2. 2. Check the current installed version of the product
  3. 3. For Access Manager Plus: Upgrade to version 4306 or later
  4. 4. For PAM360: Upgrade to version 5711 or later
  5. 5. For Password Manager Pro: Upgrade to version 12122 or later
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify the SQL injection vulnerability is patched by confirming the version number in the product's 'About' or 'License' section
  7. 7. Review release notes from www.manageengine.com for any additional post-upgrade configuration requirements
Caveat Review vendor release notes for any changes to existing functionality; standard upgrade precautions apply (backup before upgrading)

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Manageengine Access Manager Plus Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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