CVE-2024-5490
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 ADAudit Plus versions below 8000 are vulnerable to the authenticated SQL injection in aggregate reports option.
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 confidenceManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions below 8000 contain an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the aggregate reports feature. An attacker with valid user credentials can inject malicious SQL statements through this feature to potentially access, modify, or delete sensitive data in the underlying database.
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< 8.0CVSS 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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Identify ADAudit Plus installationLocate the ManageEngine ADAudit Plus installation directory, typically found in C:\Program Files\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus or /opt/ManageEngine/ADAudit Plus on Linux. Check for the adAuditPlus.exe or run script in the bin folder.Affected if ADAudit Plus is present on the system
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Determine installed versionOpen the ADAudit Plus web console and navigate to the About or Support section, or check the version.txt/version.xml file in the installation directory. Alternatively, check the build number displayed on the login page.Affected if The version is below 8.0 (such as 7.x releases)
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Verify aggregate reports feature is accessibleLog into the ADAudit Plus web console with any valid user account. Navigate to the Reports section and locate the Aggregate Reports module. Confirm the feature is loaded and functional.Affected if Aggregate Reports feature is enabled and accessible to the user
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Check for valid user accountsReview user accounts configured in ADAudit Plus under Settings > Users and Roles. Identify accounts with access to the aggregate reports feature.Affected if There are user accounts with permissions to access aggregate reports
You are affected if ADAudit Plus is installed with a version below 8.0 and the aggregate reports feature is accessible to valid user accounts in your environment.
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.
dbcve · scoped8.0
Upgrade to ADAudit Plus version 8000 or later. Until the upgrade can be performed, restrict access to the aggregate reports functionality to only trusted administrators and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
Version 8000 and later
- 1. Backup your current ManageEngine ADAudit Plus installation and database
- 2. Download ADAudit Plus version 8000 or later from the official ManageEngine download page (www.manageengine.com/products/adaudit-plus.html)
- 3. Stop the ADAudit Plus service before upgrading
- 4. Run the installer to upgrade to version 8000 or later
- 5. Start the ADAudit Plus service after upgrade completes
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number in the product UI
- 7. Test that the aggregate reports functionality works correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-5490 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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