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CVE-2018-9163

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Recovery Manager Plus before 5.3 (Build 5350) allows remote authenticated users (with Add New Technician permissions) to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the loginName field to technicianAction.do.

Affected products

• zohocorp manageengine_recovery_manager_plus: before 5.3 — fixed in 5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: zohocorp manageengine_recovery_manager_plus 5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103773
• https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-9163-zoho-manageengine-recovery-manager-plus-5-3-build-5330-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44666/
• https://www.manageengine.com/ad-recovery-manager/release-notes.html#5350
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103773
• https://gurelahmet.com/cve-2018-9163-zoho-manageengine-recovery-manager-plus-5-3-build-5330-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44666/
• https://www.manageengine.com/ad-recovery-manager/release-notes.html#5350

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