CVE-2025-27709
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 8510 and prior are vulnerable to authenticated SQL injection in the Service Account Auditing reports.
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 confidenceManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions 8510 and prior contain an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Service Account Auditing reports module. Attackers with valid credentials can inject malicious SQL statements through unsanitized input parameters in these reports, potentially allowing unauthorized data extraction, modification, or further system compromise depending on database privileges.
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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< 8.5= 8.5CVSS 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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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:\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus or /opt/ManageEngine/ADAudit Plus on Linux. Check for the product's root folder.Affected if ADAudit Plus is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck the version by opening the ADAudit Plus web UI and viewing the About page, or locate the version file in the installation directory (often named version.txt or build.properties). Compare the version number to 8.5 or build 8510.Affected if The installed version is 8.5 or 8510, or any version prior to 8.5 (build numbers below 8510)
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Verify Service Account Auditing module statusLog into ADAudit Plus with administrator credentials and navigate to the Service Account Auditing section under the Reports module. Confirm whether this specific report category is enabled and accessible.Affected if The Service Account Auditing reports module is present and accessible to users
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Check user access to vulnerable moduleIn ADAudit Plus admin console, go to Admin Settings > User Access Control or Roles/Profiles. Identify which users or roles have permission to access the Service Account Auditing reports.Affected if Any user account with valid credentials (beyond strict minimum) has access to the Service Account Auditing reports module
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Inspect SQL input handling in reportsAccess the Service Account Auditing reports and examine the input parameters available for filtering (such as account name, domain, or date ranges). Note whether these parameters accept free-form text without visible input validation indicators.Affected if The reports accept user-supplied input parameters without apparent sanitization or use of parameterized queries
A system is affected if ADAudit Plus version 8.5 or 8510 (or prior) is installed AND the Service Account Auditing reports module is accessible to users with valid credentials.
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 data8.5
Apply the vendor-supplied patch for ADAudit Plus to a version newer than 8510. As a temporary mitigation, restrict access to the Service Account Auditing reports to minimal necessary users and implement WAF rules to detect SQL injection patterns.
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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
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