CVE-2024-48878
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 · uneditedZohocorp ManageEngine ADManager Plus versions 7241 and prior are vulnerable to SQL Injection in Archived Audit Report.
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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Archived Audit Report feature of ManageEngine ADManager Plus versions 7241 and prior allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through unsanitized input parameters, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, or arbitrary code execution.
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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< 7.2= 7.2CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm ADManager Plus installation and locate productSearch for ManageEngine ADManager Plus installation directories or check for running processes named 'ADManager Plus' or similar service executablesAffected if The product is installed on the system
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Determine installed product versionAccess the product's About or Version section in the web interface, or check version files in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version is 7241 or any version below 7.2 (including 7.0, 6.x, etc.)
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Identify if Archived Audit Report feature is presentNavigate through the product web interface to locate the Archived Audit Report functionality under the Reports or Audit sectionsAffected if The Archived Audit Report feature is accessible in the installation
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Verify authentication mechanismsCheck if user authentication is enabled and valid user accounts exist in ADManager Plus under the Admin or Users sectionAffected if Authenticated users or admin accounts can access the system (prerequisite for exploitation)
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Inspect Archived Audit Report input parametersAccess the Archived Audit Report feature and examine the request parameters when generating or filtering reports - look for unsanitized fields accepting user inputAffected if The feature accepts user-supplied input in parameters that could be manipulated for SQL injection
A user is affected if ADManager Plus version 7241 or below is installed AND the Archived Audit Report feature is accessible to authenticated users with input fields that are not validated.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor data7.2
Upgrade to a version newer than 7241 when available; alternatively, implement input validation and parameterized queries in the Archived Audit Report functionality to remediate the injection point.
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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