# CVE-2018-7890: A remote code execution issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before 13.6 (build 13640).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2018-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A remote code execution issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Applications Manager before 13.6 (build 13640). The publicly accessible testCredential.do endpoint takes multiple user inputs and validates supplied credentials by accessing a specified system. This endpoint calls several internal classes, and then executes a PowerShell script. If the specified system is OfficeSharePointServer, then the username and password parameters to this script are not validated, leading to Command Injection.

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## References

- https://pentest.blog/advisory-manageengine-applications-manager-remote-code-execution-sqli-and/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44274/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103358
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9684
- https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2018-7890.html
- https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/security-vulnerability-issues-fixed-upgrade-to-the-latest-version-of-applications-manager
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44274
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/manageengine_appmanager_exec.rb

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