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Manageengine Adaudit PlusApplication · Zohocorp

CVE-2024-36516

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.0 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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
Zohocorp ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions below 8000 are vulnerable to the authenticated SQL injection in dashboard. Note: This vulnerability is different from another vulnerability (CVE-2024-36515), both of which have affected ADAudit Plus' dashboard.

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

This is an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the dashboard component of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions prior to 8000. An attacker with valid credentials can inject malicious SQL queries through dashboard parameters, potentially allowing unauthorized data access, modification, or database compromise. The high CVSS score (8.8) indicates network-exploitable nature with significant impact to confidentiality and availability.

MitigationUpgrade ADAudit Plus to version 8000 or later to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability. As a secondary measure, review and restrict dashboard access to essential personnel only until the upgrade can be applied.

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 Adaudit PlusApplication
Affected:< 8.0

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify ADAudit Plus installation and version
    Locate the ADAudit Plus installation directory and check the version information file, typically found in the product's 'conf' or 'build' directory, or access it via the product's About/Version page in the admin console
    Affected if The installed version is below 8.0 (for example, 7.x, 7.0, or any build number below 8000)
  2. Confirm dashboard component is accessible
    Log into ADAudit Plus using valid credentials and navigate to the dashboard section, or inspect the application's web configuration to verify the dashboard module is enabled
    Affected if The dashboard component is present and accessible to authenticated users
  3. Verify network exposure
    Check if ADAudit Plus is reachable over the network by testing access to the application's web interface from an external host, or review firewall rules and networkACLs governing the product
    Affected if ADAudit Plus is exposed to network access beyond trusted administrative hosts
  4. Check authentication configuration
    Review the ADAudit Plus user authentication settings to determine the number of valid user accounts and their privilege levels
    Affected if There are user accounts with dashboard access privileges (even limited ones)

You are affected if ADAudit Plus is installed with a version below 8.0 and the dashboard component is accessible to authenticated users on your network.

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 8.0 or later
Fixed in 8.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade ADAudit Plus to version 8000 or later to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability. As a secondary measure, review and restrict dashboard access to essential personnel only until the upgrade can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

8000 (version 8.0) or later

  1. Download ManageEngine ADAudit Plus version 8000 or later from the official ManageEngine website
  2. Review the upgrade documentation specific to your current version
  3. Backup the current installation and database before proceeding
  4. Install the upgraded version following standard ManageEngine upgrade procedures
  5. Verify the upgrade was successful and test the dashboard functionality

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

Fix this in Manageengine Adaudit Plus Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation5.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $2,940
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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