Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2021-20080?

Affected: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (Zohocorp) versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.0-10000, 10.0.0-10001, 10.0.0-10002, 10.0.0-10003, 10.0.0-10004, 10.0.0-10005; ManageEngine AssetExplorer versions >= Before 6800. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2021-20080 being exploited in the wild?

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

Is CVE-2021-20080 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-2021-20080?

No public exploit code is known.

Is there a fix for CVE-2021-20080?

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

How urgently should CVE-2021-20080 be patched?

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

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CVE-2021-20080

Medium

Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading a crafted XML asset file.

Published Apr 9, 2021 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2021-20080 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1 v3.1) affecting ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (Zohocorp), ManageEngine AssetExplorer.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
EPSS estimates a 93% 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 v3.1

6.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

93%

Higher than 99.8% 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

Affected Products

278 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusZohocorp	10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.0-10000, 10.0.0-10001, 10.0.0-10002, 10.0.0-10003, 10.0.0-10004, 10.0.0-10005	n/a
ManageEngine AssetExplorer	>= Before 6800	n/a

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Apr 9, 2021
Last updated
Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

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

References

exploithttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-11

FAQ

Common Questions.

Insufficient output sanitization in ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before version 11200 and ManageEngine AssetExplorer before version 6800 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading a crafted XML asset file.
Affected: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus (Zohocorp) versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.0-10000, 10.0.0-10001, 10.0.0-10002, 10.0.0-10003, 10.0.0-10004, 10.0.0-10005; ManageEngine AssetExplorer versions >= Before 6800. 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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