CVE-2020-8838 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine AssetExplorer 6.5. During an upgrade of the Windows agent it does not validate the source and binary downloaded. This allows an attacker on an adjacent network to execute code with NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM privileges on the agent machines by providing an arbitrary executable via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157612/ManageEngine-Asset-Explorer-Windows-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/29 https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/sp-readme.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.4