CVE-2023-48793

Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus through 7250 allows SQL Injection in the aggregate report feature

Critical · published February 2, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🔥 SQL Injection lurking in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus makes for a hair-raising vulnerability! An attacker can twist the aggregate report feature into a data-eating monster! Imagine a restaurant where the chef trusts any order that comes in without checking the ticket. One wrong ingredient can ruin the entire dish — that's how this SQL injection can wreak havoc on your data! An attacker can exploit this SQL Injection flaw to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially accessing or altering sensitive data. This could lead to unauthorized data exposure, manipulation of records, or even a complete database takeover, resulting in chaos for any organization relying on this system.

Put simply

Imagine a restaurant where the chef trusts any order that comes in without checking the ticket. One wrong ingredient can ruin the entire dish — that's how this SQL injection can wreak havoc on your data! This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious SQL statements through the aggregate report feature in the affected version of Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. When executed, these commands can bypass authentication checks and manipulate the database directly.

What to do

An attacker can exploit this SQL Injection flaw to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially accessing or altering sensitive data. This could lead to unauthorized data exposure, manipulation of records, or even a complete database takeover, resulting in chaos for any organization relying on this system. To protect against this vulnerability, upgrade to the latest version of Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus immediately. Additionally, implementing input validation and using parameterized queries can help mitigate the risk of SQL injection attacks in the future. You've got this! By taking these steps, you'll turn your system into an unbreakable fortress. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06951 · 94.1th percentile
Published
2024-02-02T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 FEB 00:00Z
    Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus through 7250 allows SQL Injection in the aggregate report feature
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