CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
38.5%
An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.9 Build 6980 due to a flaw in the Analytics Plus integration. Threat actors with admin role access can retrieve local files from the server running the affected products.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(168357);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/03/16");
script_cve_id("CVE-2022-40771");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0497-S");
script_name(english:"ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.9 Build 6980 XXE");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts an application that is affected by an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.9 Build 6980 due
to a flaw in the Analytics Plus integration. Threat actors with admin role access can retrieve local
files from the server running the affected products.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/CVE-2022-40771.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ad23e3c8");
# https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e82c118");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade ManageEngine AssetExplorer to version 6.9 Build 6981 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2022-40771");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/11/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/10/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/12/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:zoho:manageengine_assetexplorer");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Tenable, Inc.");
script_dependencies("manageengine_assetexplorer_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/ManageEngine AssetExplorer");
exit(0);
}
include('http.inc');
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras_zoho.inc');
var appname = 'ManageEngine AssetExplorer';
var port = get_http_port(default:8080);
var app_info = vcf::zoho::fix_parse::get_app_info(app:appname, port:port);
var constraints = [
{'min_version': '6980', 'fixed_version': '6981', 'fixed_display' : '6.9 Build 6981'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
38.5%