Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2018-16833?

Affected: Manageengine Desktop Central (Zohocorp) versions 10.0.271. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2018-16833 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2018-16833 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2018-16833?

No public exploit code is known.

Is there a fix for CVE-2018-16833?

No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

How urgently should CVE-2018-16833 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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CVE-2018-16833

Medium

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.271 has XSS via the "Features & Articles" search field to the /advsearch.do?SUBREQUEST=XMLHTTP URI.

Published Sep 21, 2018 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2018-16833 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1 v3) affecting Manageengine Desktop Central (Zohocorp).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
EPSS estimates a 65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3

6.1

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

65%

Higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.271 has XSS via the "Features & Articles" search field to the /advsearch.do?SUBREQUEST=XMLHTTP URI.

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Manageengine Desktop CentralZohocorp	10.0.271	n/a

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Sep 21, 2018
Last updated
Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

advisoryhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149436/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-10.0.271-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

FAQ

Common Questions.

Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.271 has XSS via the "Features & Articles" search field to the /advsearch.do?SUBREQUEST=XMLHTTP URI.
Affected: Manageengine Desktop Central (Zohocorp) versions 10.0.271. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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