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CVE-2016-9489: ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 is vulnerable to privilege escalation and authentication bypass

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, an authenticated user is able to alter all of their own properties, including own group, i.e. changing their group to one with higher privileges like "ADMIN". A user is also able to change properties of another user, e.g. change another user's password.

Affected products

• Zohocorp ManageEngine Applications Manager: 12.0, 13.0

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9
• https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9
• https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9489.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/

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